Argentina’s retail sales surged 24.3% year over year to ARS 698.56 billion in August 2026, following a 23% increase in July. By category, entertainment and leisure recorded the strongest growth at 62.8%, followed by furniture, home décor and textiles (41.6%), sporting goods and accessories (36.4%), and perfumery and pharmacy (33%). Food courts, food outlets and kiosks rose 28.1%, while bookstore and stationery sales and other categories both increased 26.1%. Clothing, footwear and leather goods grew 17%, while toy sales rose 13.5%. Electronics, household appliances and computing was the only category to decline, falling 4%. By region, sales increased 31.6% in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and 20.4% across the 24 districts of Greater Buenos Aires. Sales rose 20.1% in the Pampas region and 23.9% in Cuyo, while the Northern and Patagonia regions recorded increases of 21.9% and 32.2%, respectively. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Retail Sales in Argentina increased 24.30 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Argentina averaged 56.31 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 November of 2026.

Retail Sales in Argentina increased 24.30 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Argentina is expected to be 19.00 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 12.00 percent in 2027 and 10.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-23 07:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jul 23% 13.4% 11.0%
2026-10-22 07:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Aug 24.3% 23% 27.0%
2026-11-25 07:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Sep 24% 15%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 42.00 41.80 points Oct 2026
Consumer Spending 603428.00 584159.00 ARS Million Jun 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.37 1.37 USD/Liter Oct 2026
Households Debt to GDP 5.60 5.70 percent of GDP Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY 24.30 23.00 percent Aug 2026


Argentina Retail Sales YoY
In Argentina, retail sales measure the annual change in the value of retail sales in shopping malls in the greater Buenos Aires area.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
24.30 23.00 3762.90 -96.80 1998 - 2026 percent Monthly
Current Prices, NSA

News Stream
Argentina’s Retail Sales Surge in August
Argentina’s retail sales surged 24.3% year over year to ARS 698.56 billion in August 2026, following a 23% increase in July. By category, entertainment and leisure recorded the strongest growth at 62.8%, followed by furniture, home décor and textiles (41.6%), sporting goods and accessories (36.4%), and perfumery and pharmacy (33%). Food courts, food outlets and kiosks rose 28.1%, while bookstore and stationery sales and other categories both increased 26.1%. Clothing, footwear and leather goods grew 17%, while toy sales rose 13.5%. Electronics, household appliances and computing was the only category to decline, falling 4%. By region, sales increased 31.6% in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and 20.4% across the 24 districts of Greater Buenos Aires. Sales rose 20.1% in the Pampas region and 23.9% in Cuyo, while the Northern and Patagonia regions recorded increases of 21.9% and 32.2%, respectively.
2026-10-22
Argentina Retail Sales Growth Accelerates
Argentina’s retail sales surged 23% year-on-year to ARS 707.8 billion in July 2026, accelerating from a 13.4% increase in June. Sales of furniture, home décor, and household textiles rose the most, at 51.7%, followed by sportswear and accessories (46.3%), entertainment and leisure (45.1%), food courts, food outlets, and kiosks (29.3%), and bookstores and stationery (24.3%). Sales increased 26% in Buenos Aires and 23.9% across the 24 districts of Greater Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, sales in the Pampean Region rose 17.6%, while the Cuyo Region recorded a 17% increase. Sales in the Northern and Patagonia regions increased 22.9% and 30.8%, respectively.
2026-09-23
Argentina Retail Sales Rise in June
Argentina’s retail sales at current prices rose 13.4% year on year to ARS 685.4 billion in June 2026. Sales in clothing, footwear and leather goods totaled ARS 231.0 billion, followed by sporting goods and clothing (ARS 116.6 billion) and food courts, food stores and kiosks (ARS 116.4 billion). Electronics, home appliances and computers generated ARS 65.3 billion, while sales in furniture, home decoration and household textiles reached ARS 35.8 billion. By region, sales in the City of Buenos Aires increased 18.5% year on year to ARS 193.6 billion, while those in the 24 districts of Greater Buenos Aires rose 8.3% to ARS 224.1 billion. Sales in the Pampeana Region increased 13.2% to ARS 145.8 billion, while Cuyo rose 18.3% to ARS 49.1 billion. The Northern Region and Patagonia recorded gains of 11.0% and 17.2%, respectively.
2026-08-21