Croatia was among the EU countries with the highest retail trade increases in June, both month on month and year on year, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday.

The seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade in Croatia in June increased by 6.8% from May, when it had observed a decrease of 4.4%.

The highest monthly increases were registered in Croatia (+6.8%), Germany (+3.5%) and Poland (+2.8%), while the largest decreases were observed in Portugal (-0.9%), Ireland (-0.8%) and Slovenia (-0.5%).

In June 2019 compared with May 2019, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 1.2% in the EU28 and by 1.1% in the euro area. In May 2019, the retail trade volume decreased by 0.7% in the EU28 and by 0.6% in the euro area.

In June 2019 compared with June 2018, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 2.8% in the EU28 and by 2.6% in the euro area.

The highest yearly increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Croatia (+7.4%), Lithuania and Romania (both +5.7%) and Malta (+5.6%). The only decrease was observed in Slovakia (-0.4%).