Brazil’s retail sales rose just 0.2% year-on-year in February 2026, well below forecasts of 1.2% and sharply down from January’s 2.8% gain, with three sectors expanding and three contracting. Pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, and personal care items led growth at 2.1%, followed by hypermarkets, supermarkets, food, beverages, and tobacco at 1.5%, and office equipment, IT, and communications resale up a modest 0.2%. Declines came from books, newspapers, magazines, and stationery (-4.1%), furniture and appliances (-1.2%), and fuels and lubricants (-0.2%). source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Retail Sales in Brazil increased 0.20 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Brazil averaged 3.17 percent from 2001 until 2026, 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. This page provides - Brazil Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Retail Sales in Brazil increased 0.20 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Brazil is expected to be 3.20 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
2026-03-11 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 2.8% 2.4% 1.7% 2.1%
2026-04-15 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 0.2% 2.7% 1.2% 1.9%
2026-05-15 12:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Mar 0.2% 3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 62.00 61.00 percent Feb 2026
Consumer Credit 4491900.00 4466900.00 BRL Million Feb 2026
Consumer Spending 239771.33 235568.72 BRL Million Dec 2025
FGV Consumer Confidence 89.10 88.10 points Apr 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.29 1.23 USD/Liter Mar 2026
Households Debt to GDP 36.70 36.30 percent of GDP Sep 2025
Private Sector Credit 7145700.00 7119900.00 BRL Million Feb 2026
Retail Sales MoM 0.60 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.20 2.70 percent Feb 2026


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
0.20 2.70 23.70 -17.10 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
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