India, April 7 -- Eurozone retail sales grew for the first time in five months in February but the pace of growth was weaker than expected, official data revealed Monday. Retail trade increased 0.3 percent month-on-month in February, after remaining flat in the previous three months, Eurostat reported.
Although this was the first increase since September, the rate was slower than the forecast of 0.5 percent.
Sales of food, drinks and tobacco logged a monthly growth of 0.3 percent after rising 0.5 percent. Non-food product sales also gained 0.3 percent but in contrast to the 0.2 percent fall in January.
At the same time, automotive fuel in specialized stores showed a monthly growth of 0.2 percent following a nil growth in January.
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