Eurozone Retail Sales rise 1% YoY in August vs. 2.1% previous
- Eurozone annual Retail Sales increased by 1% in August.
- Retail Sales in the old continent came in at 0.1% MoM in August.
The Eurozone’s Retail Sales rose 1% year-over-year in August, following a revised 2.1% increase in July, according to official data released by Eurostat on Monday.
On a monthly basis, Retail Sales in the old continent advanced 0.1% in the same period versus July’s -0.4% revision. The data came in line with the market expectations.
FX implications
The Eurozone data does little to move the Euro. The EUR/USD pair is trading 0.65% lower on the day at 1.1666, as of writing.
Euro Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the weakest against the Australian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.47% | 0.10% | 0.60% | -0.04% | -0.19% | -0.01% | 0.28% | |
| EUR | -0.47% | -0.47% | 0.04% | -0.54% | -0.69% | -0.51% | -0.22% | |
| GBP | -0.10% | 0.47% | 0.61% | -0.07% | -0.22% | -0.03% | 0.25% | |
| JPY | -0.60% | -0.04% | -0.61% | -0.58% | -0.83% | -0.66% | -0.36% | |
| CAD | 0.04% | 0.54% | 0.07% | 0.58% | -0.11% | 0.04% | 0.32% | |
| AUD | 0.19% | 0.69% | 0.22% | 0.83% | 0.11% | 0.19% | 0.48% | |
| NZD | 0.00% | 0.51% | 0.03% | 0.66% | -0.04% | -0.19% | 0.29% | |
| CHF | -0.28% | 0.22% | -0.25% | 0.36% | -0.32% | -0.48% | -0.29% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
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