Brazil retail sales rose 2.3% year-on-year in December 2025, after rising 1.5% in the prior month. In 2025, the sector expanded 1.6%, marking the ninth consecutive annual increase. Retail Sales YoY in Brazil averaged 3.18 percent from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 23.70 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -17.10 percent in April of 2020. source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Retail Sales in Brazil increased 2.30 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year.

Retail Sales in Brazil increased 2.30 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Brazil is expected to be 3.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 1.3% 0.9% 0.2% 0.5%
2026-02-13 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 2.3% 1.5% 2.5% 2.0%
2026-03-13 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 2.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 60.10 60.50 percent Dec 2025
Consumer Credit 4423600.00 4381100.00 BRL Million Dec 2025
Consumer Spending 235568.72 229305.68 BRL Million Sep 2025
FGV Consumer Confidence 87.30 90.20 points Jan 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.22 1.12 USD/Liter Jan 2026
Households Debt to GDP 36.50 36.60 percent of GDP Jun 2025
Private Sector Credit 6971600.00 6912500.00 BRL Million Nov 2025
Retail Sales MoM -0.40 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 2.30 1.50 percent Dec 2025


Brazil Retail Sales YoY
In Brazil, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.30 1.50 23.70 -17.10 2001 - 2025 percent Monthly
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