Euro zone growth curbed by trade, retail sales sharply down

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew at a modest pace in the third quarter with a negative impact from trade, while retail sales fell at their sharpest rate this year in October, data showed on Thursday.Gross domestic product (GDP) in the 19 countries sharing the euro was up 0.2% in the July-September period, the same figure as the flash estimate released in October and unchanged from the second quarter.Retail sales in the euro zone in October fell by 0.6%, double the amount expected..