Argentina Retail Sales Growth Slows in February

2026-04-23 21:09 By Juan Quintana 1 min. read

Retail sales in Argentina rose 17.9% year-on-year in February 2026 to ARS 495,867 million, slowing from a 20.7% increase in January.

At current prices, the strongest gains were recorded in entertainment and leisure (33.4%), perfumery and pharmacy (33.1%), bookstores and stationery (32.2%), and food courts, food products, and kiosks (30.7%).

Electronics, household appliances, and computing was the only category posting a decline, falling 20.1%.

Sales in the Buenos Aires grew 23.6% to ARS 136,908 million, while Greater Buenos Aires posted an 11.1% rise to ARS 158,884 million.

At constant prices, retail sales fell 2.1% year-on-year.



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