EMU: Annual Retail Sales fall less than expected in August

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Eurozone year-over-year Retail Sales surprised to the upside on Thursday, dropping by only 0.3% in August, up from the 0.7% decrease in July and well above forecasts of -1.5%.

On a monthly basis Eurozone Retail Sales climbed 0.7% in August, after growing 0.5% in July and above expectations of rising 0.2%.