Romania registered the biggest economic advance in the EU for September

Romania registered the biggest economic advance within the European Union for the fourth consecutive month in September, the European statistics institute, Eurostat informs. Romania’s sales increased by 15% while at the level of the Union, it dropped by 0.4%.

After Romania, the report points Poland for its biggest commerce increase with 7.1% and Slovakia with 4.5% while Estonia and Latvia registered the biggest declines, of -9.9% and -13.4%. As compared to the previous month, Romania’s retail sector occupies the fourth place in the EU, registering an advance of 0.8% in September.

EU member states reported a decrease in the retail sector, on average, by 0.1% in September as compared to August and those countries within the euro zone, a 0.2% decrease.