Core Insights - The retail trade volume in Russia is projected to reach approximately 5.36 trillion rubles by October 2025, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 4.8% [1] - From January to October, the cumulative retail trade volume is about 49.96 trillion rubles, showing a year-on-year increase of 2.4% [1] Contribution by Business Entities - In October, trade organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating outside the market accounted for 96.7% of the retail trade volume, while the share of retail markets and exhibitions was 3.3% [1] - Compared to October 2024, the share of off-market business entities has increased, while the share of retail markets and exhibitions has decreased from 96.1% and 3.9% respectively [1] Retail Trade Structure - In October, food (including beverages) and tobacco products constituted 46.8% of the retail trade volume structure, while non-food products made up 53.2% [1]

Core Insights - In September, the Eurozone retail sales decreased by 0.1% month-on-month, while EU retail sales remained flat [1] - Year-on-year, retail sales in the Eurozone and EU increased by 1% and 1.3% respectively, which is lower than the previous month's growth of 1.6% [1] - Non-food product sales showed the highest year-on-year growth, with increases of 1.9% in the EU and 1.4% in the Eurozone [1] Retail Sector Performance - The retail sales of fuel stations in the Eurozone declined by 0.7% year-on-year, while EU fuel station sales saw a slight increase of 0.5% [1] - Italy experienced the largest year-on-year decline in retail sales at -2.3%, while Cyprus had the highest increase at +8.5% [1] - Croatia's retail sales grew by 3.1% year-on-year, marking it as one of the EU countries with the highest retail sales growth [1]

Core Insights - Croatia's retail sales in June experienced the highest growth rate in the EU, reaching a monthly increase of 3.6%, the highest level since October 2020 [1] Group 1: Retail Performance - The Eurozone's retail sales rose by 0.3% in June compared to May, while EU retail sales declined by 0.5% [1] - Non-food retail sales showed the strongest growth in both regions, increasing by 0.6% [1] - Fuel station retail sales grew by 0.4% in the Eurozone and 0.6% in the EU [1] - Retail sales of food, beverages, and tobacco products saw a slight increase of 0.2% in both regions [1]