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BRUSSELS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The European Union's Statistics Office released the following data on retail sales in August in the 18 countries sharing the euro: Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 EA18 Total retail trade 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.4 1.2 Food, drinks, tobacco 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 -0.9 0.6 Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: 0.0 -0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.5 Textiles, clothing, footwear -0.3 -1.8 2.2 0.1 -1.3 : Electrical goods and furniture -0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.8 : Computer equipment, books and other -0.6 0.7 0.3 -0.4 0.6 : Pharmaceutical and medical goods -0.1 1.1 -0.4 1.2 -0.8 : Mail orders and internet 2.7 -0.5 0.7 1.2 1.1 : Automotive fuel in specialised stores 1.1 -0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.7 Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year* Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 EA18 Total retail trade 1.0 1.7 0.5 1.9 0.5 1.9 Food, drinks, tobacco -0.9 2.0 -0.1 1.6 -1.0 -0.2 Non-food products (except automotive fuel), of which: 2.9 1.5 1.4 2.5 1.9 3.6 Textiles, clothing, footwear 6.2 0.1 3.2 2.5 1.0 : Electrical goods and furniture 0.6 0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.5 : Computer equipment, books and other 3.0 2.7 1.2 2.4 3.3 : Pharmaceutical and medical goods 2.0 3.5 2.0 5.0 3.5 : Mail orders and internet 6.6 3.6 7.0 6.2 6.9 : Automotive fuel in specialised stores 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.8 -0.2 (Reporting By Jan Strupczewski)