In April 2020, the COVID-19 containment measures widely introduced by Member States again had a significant impact on retail trade, as the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 11.7% in the euro area and by 11.1% in the EU, compared with March 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2020, the retail trade volume decreased by 11.1% in the euro area and by 10.1% in the EU.