Cyprus Retail Trade Growth at 6-Month High

2026-09-01 09:25 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Retail sales in Cyprus rose 8.9% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from 5.5% in the previous month and marking the strongest growth since January.

Sales growth strengthened across several categories, including food, beverages, and tobacco in non-specialized stores (6.0% vs 2.1% in June), information and communication equipment (25.6% vs 20.1%), other household equipment (16.9% vs 14.1%), cultural and recreation goods (13.2% vs 10.1%), and pharmaceuticals, orthopedic goods, and cosmetics (6.5% vs 5.6%).

At the same time, sales rebounded for automotive fuels (3.4% vs -3.5%) and flowers, plants, watches, jewellery, optical goods, and second-hand goods (3.7% vs -1.4%).

Meanwhile, sales growth slowed for clothing and footwear (16.4% vs 17.1%) and goods not in stores (17.0% vs 20.5%).

From January to July, retail sales increased 6.3% from the same period a year earlier.



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Cyprus Retail Trade Growth at 6-Month High
Retail sales in Cyprus rose 8.9% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from 5.5% in the previous month and marking the strongest growth since January. Sales growth strengthened across several categories, including food, beverages, and tobacco in non-specialized stores (6.0% vs 2.1% in June), information and communication equipment (25.6% vs 20.1%), other household equipment (16.9% vs 14.1%), cultural and recreation goods (13.2% vs 10.1%), and pharmaceuticals, orthopedic goods, and cosmetics (6.5% vs 5.6%). At the same time, sales rebounded for automotive fuels (3.4% vs -3.5%) and flowers, plants, watches, jewellery, optical goods, and second-hand goods (3.7% vs -1.4%). Meanwhile, sales growth slowed for clothing and footwear (16.4% vs 17.1%) and goods not in stores (17.0% vs 20.5%). From January to July, retail sales increased 6.3% from the same period a year earlier.
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