Nov 5 (Reuters) - The European Union statistics office on

Thursday released the following data on retail sales volumes in

the 16-nation euro zone.

(percentage change)

EMU-16 Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr

Total retail M/M -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.2

Y/Y -3.6 -2.3 -1.8 -2.0 -3.2 -1.9

Food, drinks M/M -0.9 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.6 1.1

Y/Y -2.3 -0.6 -1.6 -1.5 -2.2 -0.7

Textiles, shoes M/M N/A -2.3 1.0 0.5 -0.6 -0.8

Y/Y N/A -3.9 0.4 -1.5 -4.4 -0.1

Electrical goods,M/M N/A -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.5 0.2

furniture Y/Y N/A -2.9 -3.3 -4.6 -6.0 -5.4

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Keywords: EUROZONE ECONOMY/RETAIL

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