BRUSSELS (AFX) - Euro zone retail sales fell 0.1 pct in May from April, while they were up 0.5 pct year-on-year, the EU's Eurostat statistical office said. In the EU 15, retail sales were stable in May from April but were up 1.5 pct year-on-year, Eurostat said. In the euro zone, textiles, clothing and footwear rose 0.7 pct in May from April, and grew 0.10 pct from a year earlier, it said. Euro zone food, drink and tobacco sales were down 0.4 pct in May and were up 0.2 pct year-on-year, while household goods sales fell 0.6 pct in May and were down 1.0 pct year-on-year, it said. In the EU 15, textiles, clothing and footwear rose 0.9 pct in May, and gained 2.9 pct year-on-year, it said. EU 15 food, drink and tobacco sales fell 0.3 pct in May and rose 0.8 pct year-on-year, while household goods sales fell 0.7 pct in March and rose 0.5 pct year-on-year, it said. On a monthly basis, the volume of retail trade fell 4 pct in Portugal, and 1.1 pct in Germany, while positive growth rates were seen in Ireland, up 1.2 pct, the Netherlands, up 0.8 pct, and the UK, up 0.7 pct, it said. Retail sales rose on a yearly basis in all member states where data was available, except in Germany, down 2.0 pct, Italy, down 2.0 pct, and Portugal, down 0.3 pct, it said. The sharpest yearly growth rates were posted in Ireland, up 7.7 pct, and the UK, up 7.0 pct, it said.