Argentina’s retail sales rose 20.7% year-on-year in January 2026 to ARS 512,721.5 million, accelerating from a 16.1% increase in December and marking the sharpest increase since August. At current prices, the strongest gains were recorded in amoblamientos, decoración y textiles para el hogar 44.0%, patio de comidas, alimentos y kioscos 35.4%, perfumería y farmacia 34.3% and librería y papelería 29.3%. Sales in the City of Buenos Aires grew 23.8% to ARS 139,315.2 million, while Greater Buenos Aires posted a 21.8% rise to ARS 308,450.9 million. At constant prices, however, retail sales fell 0.1% year-on-year to ARS 5,676.8 million. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
Retail Sales in Argentina increased 20.70 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Argentina averaged 57.10 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3762.90 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -96.80 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Argentina Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Retail Sales in Argentina increased 20.70 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Argentina is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 7.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.