EMU: Retail Sales slide more than expected in February

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Eurozone Retail Sales fell 0.3% in February, compared with the 0.9% increase in January, according to the official report published by Eurostat. This result is slightly below the 0.2% drop projected by economists.

Year-over-year Eurozone Retail Sales declined by 1.4% in February, after decreasing 1.9% in January, but above consensus of a 1.8% fall.