Retail sales in Estonia fell by 1.1% year-on-year in May 2026, reversing a 1.6% increase in the previous month and marking the weakest growth since August 2025. Sales of non-food products excluding fuel declined by 4.6% from a 1.4% increase in April. At the same time, sales of food, beverages, and tobacco continued to contract, though at a slower pace (-0.4% vs. -0.9%), and growth in automotive fuel sales at specialized stores eased to 2.3% from 2.7% in the previous month. On a monthly basis, retail sales edged up 0.1% in May, slightly recovering from a 3.5% decline recorded in April. source: Statistics Estonia

Retail Sales in Estonia decreased 1.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Estonia averaged 4.36 percent from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 24.70 percent in February of 2007 and a record low of -21.60 percent in February of 2009. This page provides - Estonia Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Estonia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

Retail Sales in Estonia decreased 1.10 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Estonia is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Estonia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-28 05:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Apr 1.6% 6.9% 6.0%
2026-06-30 05:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
May -1.1% 1.6% 2.0%
2026-07-31 05:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jun -1.1% 3.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 5.51 5.35 percent May 2026
Consumer Confidence -32.50 -29.70 points Apr 2026
Consumer Credit 15180.00 15041.20 EUR Million May 2026
Consumer Spending 3663.40 3924.70 EUR Million Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.96 2.10 USD/Liter Jun 2026
Households Debt to Income 66.10 65.98 percent Dec 2024
Personal Savings 7.30 3.55 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM 0.10 -3.50 percent May 2026
Retail Sales YoY -1.10 1.60 percent May 2026


Estonia Retail Sales YoY
In Estonia, 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
-1.10 1.60 24.70 -21.60 1999 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Estonia Retal Sales Growth at 9-Month Low
Retail sales in Estonia fell by 1.1% year-on-year in May 2026, reversing a 1.6% increase in the previous month and marking the weakest growth since August 2025. Sales of non-food products excluding fuel declined by 4.6% from a 1.4% increase in April. At the same time, sales of food, beverages, and tobacco continued to contract, though at a slower pace (-0.4% vs. -0.9%), and growth in automotive fuel sales at specialized stores eased to 2.3% from 2.7% in the previous month. On a monthly basis, retail sales edged up 0.1% in May, slightly recovering from a 3.5% decline recorded in April.
2026-06-30
Estonia Retail Sales Growth Slows to 4-Month Low
Retail sales in Estonia increased by 1.6% year-on-year in April 2026 from 6.9% in the previous month. This marked the softest rise in retail activity since a decline in December 2025. Growth slowed sharply in automotive fuel sold in specialized stores, which rose 2.7% compared with 14.8% in the previous month, along with non-food products excluding fuel, which increased 1.4% from 10.1%. Meanwhile, retail activity in food, beverages, and tobacco declined by 0.9%, easing from a 1.8% drop in the prior month. On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 3.5% in April 2026, reversing sharply after a 14.5% advance in the prior month.
2026-05-28
Estonia Retail Sales Growth Rises in March
Retail sales in Estonia rose by 6.9% year-on-year in March 2026 from 4.8% in the previous month, driven by stronger growth in non-food products excluding fuel, which climbed to 10.1% from 7.9%. Meanwhile, sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores eased to 14.8% from 16.9% in February, while the decline in food, beverages, and tobacco narrowed to 1.8% from 2.6%, with continued weakness attributed to higher food prices. On a monthly basis, retail activity rebounded sharply, rising 14.5% in March after a 5.8% contraction in the prior month. During the January-March period, retail sales volumes grew by 7% compared with the same period last year.
2026-04-29