Eurostat. Gennaio. Vendite Dettaglio su gennaio 2020: -6.4% eurozona e -5.4% EU.

Giuseppe Sandro Mela.

2021-03-05.

In sintesi.

«In January 2021 compared with January 2020, the calendar adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 6.4% in the euro area and by 5.4% in the EU»

«In the euro area in January 2021, compared with January 2020, the volume of retail trade decreased by 18.3% for automotive fuels and by 13.6% for non-food products»

«In the EU, the volume of retail trade decreased by 15.7% for automotive fuels and by 11.5% for non-food products»

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Se questo potesse essere di consolazione, nell’aprile 2020 le Vendite Dettaglio nella eurozona erano crollate del -19.6%, comparate all’aprile 2019.

Ma se un calo del -6.4% è una perdita non indifferente, il -18.3% nelle vendite del carburante è un macigno, da cui conseguono cospicue diminuzioni delle accise.

È un risultato molto severo.

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Eurostat. Volume of retail trade down by 5.9% in euro area and by 5.1% in the EU.  Down by 6.4% and 5.4% compared with January 2020.

In January 2021, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 5.9% in the euro area and by 5.1% in the EU, compared with December 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2020, the retail trade volume rose by 1.8% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU.

In January 2021 compared with January 2020, the calendar adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 6.4% in the euro area and by 5.4% in the EU.

                         Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State

In the euro area in January 2021, compared with December 2020, the volume of retail trade decreased by 12.0% for non-food products and by 1.1% for automotive fuels, while it increased by 1.1% for food, drinks and tobacco. In the EU the volume of retail trade decreased by 9.9% for non-food products and by 0.3% for automotive fuels, while it increased by 1.0% for food, drinks and tobacco.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in total retail trade were registered in Austria (-16.6%), Ireland (-15.7%) and Slovakia (-11.1%). The highest increases were observed in Sweden (+3.5%), Bulgaria (+1.8%) and Estonia (+1.7%).

                         Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State

In the euro area in January 2021, compared with January 2020, the volume of retail trade decreased by 18.3% for automotive fuels and by 13.6% for non-food products (within this category mail orders and internet increased by 39.1%), while it increased by 5.9% for food, drinks and tobacco. In the EU, the volume of retail trade decreased by 15.7% for automotive fuels and by 11.5% for non-food products (mail orders and internet increased by 40.0%), while it increased by 5.4% for food, drinks and tobacco.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in total retail trade volume were registered in Austria and Slovakia (both -16.8%), Slovenia (-13.0%) and Portugal (-10.9%). The highest increases were observed in Estonia (+8.0%), Belgium (+4.2%) and Finland (+3.8%).