Retail sales in Portugal faltered in June compared with May.
The fall of -1.4% was the largest decline of any eurozone country, followed by Malta (-1.1%) and Spain (-0.8%).
Comparing June 2014 with June last year in Portugal, there was virtually no change.
For the eurozone as a whole, however, the news was more positive. Sales in June grew by 0.4%.
For the euro region in June, food and drinks were up by 0.5% and an increase of 0.3% was registered for the non-food sector, such as clothing and electrical goods. Automotive fuel dropped by 0.1%.
Prices this year were 2% higher for food and drink and 3% more for non-food items, such as furniture and computer equipment. Petrol was 0.8% less.