date:Nov 12, 2013
es of automotive fuels was flat on the month.
Compared with the same period last year, September retail sales were up 0.3 percent, following three straight months of declines, the data showed.
The decline in retail sales was especially significant in southern Europe, with Portugal recording an all-time low with a 6.2 percent slump on that month and Spain's 2.5 percent decline was the biggest since April 2012.
Slovenia, now at risk of needing international financial assistance in case it fails