Denmark Retail Sales YoY

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Retail sales in Denmark climbed 7.1% year-on-year in March 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised eight-month low of 1.9% in the prior month. It marked the strongest growth since January 2022, as sales increased at a faster pace in supermarkets, department stores and specialized grocery stores (4.4% vs 0.5% in February), consumer electronics (19.1% vs 13%), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (10.5% vs 4.3%), clothing, footwear and jewelry (10% vs 3.6%), pharmacies and personal care products (10.5% vs 5.1%), and second-hand goods (22.2% vs 11.6%). In addition, trade rebounded in cultural and leisure products (12.9% vs -6%). Meanwhile, sales continued to decline for liquid fuel filling stations (-7% vs -2.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity rose 2.5%, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.2% fall in February. Over the first quarter of 2026, retail sales growth eased to 0.9% from 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025. source: Statistics Denmark

Retail Sales in Denmark increased 7.10 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Denmark averaged 1 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.80 percent in March of 2021 and a record low of -12.10 percent in March of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Denmark Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Denmark Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Retail Sales in Denmark increased 7.10 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Denmark is expected to be 2.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Denmark Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Consumer Confidence	-18.60	-13.80	points	Apr 2026
Consumer Spending	274.90	274.40	DKK Billion	Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income	1436127.85	1385642.60	DKK Million	Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM	2.50	-0.20	percent	Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY	7.10	1.90	percent	Mar 2026

Denmark Retail Sales YoY

In Denmark, 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
	7.10	1.90	22.80	-12.10	1996 - 2026	percent	Monthly	Constant Prices, NSA

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Danish Retail Sales Hit Over 4-Year High

Retail sales in Denmark climbed 7.1% year-on-year in March 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised eight-month low of 1.9% in the prior month. It marked the strongest growth since January 2022, as sales increased at a faster pace in supermarkets, department stores and specialized grocery stores (4.4% vs 0.5% in February), consumer electronics (19.1% vs 13%), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (10.5% vs 4.3%), clothing, footwear and jewelry (10% vs 3.6%), pharmacies and personal care products (10.5% vs 5.1%), and second-hand goods (22.2% vs 11.6%). In addition, trade rebounded in cultural and leisure products (12.9% vs -6%). Meanwhile, sales continued to decline for liquid fuel filling stations (-7% vs -2.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity rose 2.5%, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.2% fall in February. Over the first quarter of 2026, retail sales growth eased to 0.9% from 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

2026-04-24

Danish Retail Sales Hit 8-Month Low

Retail sales in Denmark rose 2.2% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from a 3.8% gain in the previous month. This marked the weakest annual growth since June 2025, as sales moderated in supermarkets, department stores, and specialized grocery stores (0.3% vs 1.9% in January), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (5.2% vs 7.8%), clothing, footwear, and jewelry (4.6% vs 6.1%), and second-hand goods (9.6% vs 16.5%). In addition, sales tumbled for cultural and leisure products (-5% vs 4.8%). On the other hand, declines softened at fuel stations (-0.4% vs -3.8%), while retail growth accelerated in both consumer electronics (12.8% vs 11.8%) and pharmacies and personal care (5% vs 3.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity fell 0.3%, reversing an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in January.

2026-03-25

Danish Retail Sales Growth Rises to 3.8% in January

Retail sales in Denmark rose 3.8% year-on-year in January 2026 from an upwardly revised 3.7% gain in the previous month. Sales increased in supermarkets, department stores, and specialized grocery stores (1.8% vs 1.2% in December 2025), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (7.9% vs 7.5%), clothing, footwear, and jewelry (6.9% vs 3.7%), and second-hand goods (15.7% vs 3.2%). In contrast, sales growth slowed in consumer electronics (11.9% vs 12.1%), cultural and leisure products (6.1% vs 8.3%), and pharmaceutical and personal care products (3% vs 5.3%), while activity fell further in liquid fuel filling stations (-3.8% vs -2.2%). On a monthly basis, retail sales grew by 0.7% in January, rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.3% drop in the preceding period.

2026-03-02