EMISSIONS: "*GERMANY SELLS SPOT CARBON PERMITS AT 72.30 EUROS/TON ON EEX"-bbg

• MNI: EUROZONE MAR RETAIL SALES -0.1% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y

Eurozone (real) retail sales were overall broadly unchanged in March, at -0.1% M/M (+0.1% M/M cons; +0.2% February, revised from +0.3%).

• Across sectors, auto fuel was the only positive M/M print, at +0.4% M/M; both "non-food products except automotive fuel" and the food/drinks/tobacco category printed -0.1% M/M.
• On a longer-term Y/Y comparison, non-food sales (excl. fuel) continue to be the largest upside contributor. The total Y/Y was softer than in February at +1.5% in March vs +1.9% prior, revised from +2.3%.
• Consumer confidence gives a rather weak outlook for retail sales in the Eurozone: "Scoring at -16.0 points, consumer confidence moved further away from its long-term average, to its lowest level in 18 months", the European Commission commented on the latest respective release.