Retail sales in Cyprus rose by 4.1% year-on-year in February 2026, following an upwardly revised 9.5% jump in the preceding month. Sales growth slowed across several categories, including clothing and footwear (1.2% vs 16.5% in January); food, beverages or tobacco in non-specialized stores like supermarkets (4.9% vs 8.6%); other household equipment (6.6% vs 15.1%) and information and communication equipment (8.8% vs 24.1%). Moreover, spending on automotive fuel declined (-2.8% vs 2.3%). In the first two months of 2026, retail trade rose by 6.8% over a year ago. source: Ministry of Finance, Cyprus

Retail Sales in Cyprus increased 4.10 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Cyprus averaged 1.69 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 55.60 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -33.00 percent in March of 2013. This page provides the latest reported value for - Cyprus Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Cyprus Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Retail Sales in Cyprus increased 4.10 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Cyprus 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 Cyprus Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027 and 2.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-02 10:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 8.3% 8.9% 7.1%
2026-04-02 09:50 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 4.1% 9.5% 7.7%
2026-05-04 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Mar 4.1% 5.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -12.20 -10.50 points Feb 2026
Consumer Spending 4559.40 4585.10 EUR Million Dec 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.75 1.55 USD/Liter Mar 2026
Households Debt to Income 94.68 101.27 percent Dec 2024
Personal Savings 5.57 5.70 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM -3.60 -26.10 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 4.10 9.50 percent Feb 2026


Cyprus Retail Sales YoY
In Cyprus, 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
4.10 9.50 55.60 -33.00 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Cyprus Retail Trade Growth Slows Further
Retail sales in Cyprus rose by 4.1% year-on-year in February 2026, following an upwardly revised 9.5% jump in the preceding month. Sales growth slowed across several categories, including clothing and footwear (1.2% vs 16.5% in January); food, beverages or tobacco in non-specialized stores like supermarkets (4.9% vs 8.6%); other household equipment (6.6% vs 15.1%) and information and communication equipment (8.8% vs 24.1%). Moreover, spending on automotive fuel declined (-2.8% vs 2.3%). In the first two months of 2026, retail trade rose by 6.8% over a year ago.
2026-04-02
Cyprus Retail Sales Growth Slows in January
Retail sales in Cyprus rose by 8.3% year-on-year in January 2026, slowing from a 8.9% increase in the previous month. Sales growth softened mainly for food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores (3.4% vs 18.5% in December), especially in supermarkets (8.6% vs 8.9%), and automotive fuel (2.3% vs 3.1%). Additionally, retail sales not in stores declined sharply (-11.7% vs -4.3%), while flowers, plants, watches, jewellery, optical goods and second-hand goods remained unchanged (at -2.6%). In contrast, turnover increased faster for information and communication equipment (21.3% vs 11.7%), other household equipment (construction materials, carpets, furniture, electrical appliances, lighting) (11.5% vs 7%), and clothing and footwear (19.1% vs 14.5%). For the whole year of 2025, retail activity was 7.9% higher compared last year.
2026-03-02
Cyprus Retail Sales Growth Picks Up in December
Retail sales in Cyprus rose by 8.9% year-on-year in December 2025, accelerating from a 7.6% increase in the previous month. Sales activity remained elevated for food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores (18.5% vs 22.5% in November), information and communication equipment (16.4% vs 15.2%), and clothing and footwear (15.4% vs 14.1%). At the same time, trade rebounded for automotive fuel (5.6% vs -3.6%) and cultural and recreational goods (1% vs -1.5%). On the other hand, sales declined for flowers, plants, watches, jewellery, optical goods and second-hand goods (-2.6% vs 5.1%) and sales that are not in stores (-4.3% vs -12%), while growth slowed for pharmaceuticals, orthopedic goods, cosmetics (0.5% vs 3%). On a year-to-date basis, retail sales advanced by 7.9%.
2026-02-02