Cyprus Retail Sales Growth Slows to 15-Month Low

2026-06-02 09:31 By Erika Ordonez 1 min. read

Retail sales in Cyprus increased by 2.9% year-on-year in April 2026, slowing from 5.8% in the previous month.

This marked the softest expansion in retail activity since January 2025, driven mainly by weaker growth in food, beverages, and tobacco in non-specialized stores (2.4% vs 4.5% in March), information and communication equipment (17.7% vs 35.3%), other household equipment (11.7% vs 12.8%), and pharmaceuticals, orthopedic goods, and cosmetics (1.8% vs 8.4%).

At the same time, sales of automotive fuel declined (-3.6% vs 9.8%), while non-store retail sales continued to fall (-3.4% vs -0.2%).

Meanwhile, turnover rebounded in clothing and footwear (3.8% vs -0.8%), while declines eased in food, beverages, and tobacco in specialized stores (-3.3% vs -4.9%) and in flowers, plants, watches, jewelry, optical goods, and second-hand goods (-8.2% vs -9.7%).

In the first four months of 2026, retail sales advanced 5.5% over a year ago.



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Cyprus Retail Sales Growth Slows to 15-Month Low
Retail sales in Cyprus increased by 2.9% year-on-year in April 2026, slowing from 5.8% in the previous month. This marked the softest expansion in retail activity since January 2025, driven mainly by weaker growth in food, beverages, and tobacco in non-specialized stores (2.4% vs 4.5% in March), information and communication equipment (17.7% vs 35.3%), other household equipment (11.7% vs 12.8%), and pharmaceuticals, orthopedic goods, and cosmetics (1.8% vs 8.4%). At the same time, sales of automotive fuel declined (-3.6% vs 9.8%), while non-store retail sales continued to fall (-3.4% vs -0.2%). Meanwhile, turnover rebounded in clothing and footwear (3.8% vs -0.8%), while declines eased in food, beverages, and tobacco in specialized stores (-3.3% vs -4.9%) and in flowers, plants, watches, jewelry, optical goods, and second-hand goods (-8.2% vs -9.7%). In the first four months of 2026, retail sales advanced 5.5% over a year ago.
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