India, Feb. 6 -- Eurozone retail sales declined in December on falling food store turnover, official data revealed on Thursday.
Retail sales fell 0.2 percent on a monthly basis in December after remaining unchanged in November, Eurostat said. Sales were expected to drop 0.1 percent.
Food, drinks, and tobacco sales declined at a faster pace of 0.7 percent, following a 0.1 percent drop in November.
Meanwhile, non-food products sales grew 0.3 percent, in contrast to the 0.4 percent decrease in November. Automotive fuel in specialized stores growth softened to 0.2 percent from 0.7 percent.
On a yearly basis, retail sales increased at a faster pace of 1.9 percent after rising 1.6 percent in the previous month.
December's decrease in retail ...