EMU DATA: Retail sales volumes in the Eurozone fell for the fifth time
in a row, dipping 0.6% on the month in December. As a result, the annual
change came to -0.9%, the first year-on-year fall since November 2009.
— EMU December retail sales m/m below MNI median fcast (+0.4%)
— EMU November retail sales rev -0.3% m/m (-0.8%)
— EMU 4q retail sales -0.7% q/q, 3q +0.4%, 2q -0.1%
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