Euro zone retail trade up 0.4% in October

Euro zone retail trade rose by 0.4 per cent in October, according to new estimates from Eurostat. In the EU28, the volume increased by 0.7 per cent. Year-on-year, the retail sales index in the euro area increased by 1.4 per cent and was up 2 per cent in the entire...

Irish unemployment falls to 11% in October from 11.1%

Irish unemployment fell to 11 per cent in October from 11.1 per cent in September, the 10th straight month in which it dropped, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said. It stood at 12.4 per cent in October last year. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the live register...