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Eurozone retail sales fall

By Stanley Pignal in Brussels

Published: November 5 2009 12:12 | Last updated: November 5 2009 12:12

Eurozone retail sales fell unexpectedly in September, highlighting weak consumer sentiment and raising questions about the basis for the region’s expected economic recovery.

Economic forecast

Rising unemployment was blamed for the 0.7 per cent fall in sales from previous month, the biggest fall since October 2008.

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