TABLE — Euro zone August retail sales rise 0.8% y/y

Oct 6 (Reuters) — The European Union's statistics office Eurostat released the following data on retail sales in the euro zone in August. Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month (calendar and seasonally adjusted) Ma Ap Ma Ju Ju Aug-26 r- r- y- n- l- 26 26 26 26 26 Euro area Tota 0. -0 0. 0. -0 0.1 l 8.4 2 3.6 reta il trad e Food -0 0. 0. -0 -0 0.1,.1 7 3.5.1 drin ks, toba cco Non- 1. -0 0. 0. -1 0.5 food 5.6 5 6.2 prod ucts (exc ept auto moti ve fuel ) Auto 1. -3 -1 1. -0 -1.9 moti 0.4.6 9.2 ve fuel in spec iali sed stor es EU Tota 1. -0 0. 0. -0 0.1 l 1.6 5 3.5 reta il trad e Food 0. 0. 0. -0 -0 0.3, 1 6 3.5.1 drin ks, toba cco Non- 1. -0 0. 0. -0 0.5 food 8.9 7 5.9 prod ucts (exc ept auto moti ve fuel ) Auto 1. -3 -1 1. -0 -1.3 moti 7.1.3 7.7 ve fuel in spec iali sed stor es Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year (calendar adjusted) Mar-2 Apr- May-2 Jun-2 Jul- Aug- 6 26 6 6 26 26 Euro area Total retail trade 2.4 1.0 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.8 Food, drinks, tobacco 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.7 1.2 1.6 Non-food products 3.9 1.9 2.9 2.9 0.4 1.7 (except automotive fuel) Automotive fuel in 1.3 -4.8 -5.6 -4.1 -2.9 -3.7 specialised stores EU.