Retail sales in the Euro Area unexpectedly fell 0.3% month-on-month in June 2026, almost fully reversing an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in May and defying market expectations for a 0.1% gain. Sales decreased for food, drinks and tobacco (-0.5% vs 0.4% in May) and non-food products except auto fuel (-0.4% vs 0.5%) while sales of auto fuel rebounded (1.5% vs -1.8%). Considering the bloc's largest economies, retail sales declined in Germany (-1.1% vs 1.2%) and France (-0.5% vs -0.1%) but increased in Italy (0.2% vs -0.3%), Spain (0.3% vs 0.6%) and the Netherlands (0.4% vs -0.1%). Year-on-year, retail sales were up 0.7%, the smallest gain since July 2024, following an upwardly revised 1.9% increase in May and compared to forecasts of 1%. source: EUROSTAT

Retail Sales In the Euro Area decreased 0.30 percent in June of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Euro Area averaged 0.11 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.10 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -11.60 percent in March of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Retail Sales In the Euro Area decreased 0.30 percent in June of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Euro Area is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
May 0.2% -0.3% 0.3% 0.1%
2026-08-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Jun -0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1%
2026-09-04 09:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Jul -0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 1647.69 1643.50 EUR Billion Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 2483578.00 2451271.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Households Debt to Income 81.39 81.47 percent Dec 2025
Personal Savings 14.26 14.42 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.30 0.40 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.70 1.90 percent Jun 2026


Euro Area Retail Sales MoM
In the Euro Area, retail sales show the evolution of the total amount of goods sold. Among them, food drinks and tobacco account for the highest share (39.3 percent); followed by electrical goods and furniture (12.0 percent share); computer equipment books and other (11.4 percent share); pharmaceutical and medical goods (9.9 percent share); textiles, clothing, footwear (9.2 percent share); auto fuel (9.1 percent share); other non-food products (6.0 percent share) and mail orders and internet (2.9 percent share). Among countries, Germany has the highest weight (25.9 percent), followed by France (21.7 percent), Italy (16.1 percent) and Spain (11.4 percent). Others are Netherlands (5.2 percent); Belgium (4.3 percent); Greece (3.0 percent); Austria (2.8 percent); Portugal (2.4 percent); Finland (1.8 percent); Ireland (1.7 percent); Luxembourg and Slovakia (0.8 percent each); Slovenia (0.6 percent); Lithuania (0.4 percent); Latvia and Cyprus (0.3 percent); Estonia (0.2 percent) and Malta (0.1 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.30 0.40 19.10 -11.60 1995 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA

News Stream
Euro Area Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline
Retail sales in the Euro Area unexpectedly fell 0.3% month-on-month in June 2026, almost fully reversing an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in May and defying market expectations for a 0.1% gain. Sales decreased for food, drinks and tobacco (-0.5% vs 0.4% in May) and non-food products except auto fuel (-0.4% vs 0.5%) while sales of auto fuel rebounded (1.5% vs -1.8%). Considering the bloc's largest economies, retail sales declined in Germany (-1.1% vs 1.2%) and France (-0.5% vs -0.1%) but increased in Italy (0.2% vs -0.3%), Spain (0.3% vs 0.6%) and the Netherlands (0.4% vs -0.1%). Year-on-year, retail sales were up 0.7%, the smallest gain since July 2024, following an upwardly revised 1.9% increase in May and compared to forecasts of 1%.
2026-08-06
Eurozone Retail Sales Inch Higher
Real retail sales in the Eurozone rose by 0.2% from the previous month in May of 2026, rebounding from the revised 0.3% drop in the earlier period and not far from expectations of a 0.3% increase. Retail volumes were higher for food, drinks, and tobacco (0.6% vs 0.8% in April) and inched up for non-food products net of fuel (0.1% vs -0.6%). In turn, retail volumes fell for a second month in automotive fuel in specialized stores (-0.5% vs -3.6%), aligned with the increase in prices of petrol and distilled fuel as the war in the Middle East lowered global fuel supply. From the previous year, retail sales volumes were 1.6% higher in the currency bloc.
2026-07-06
Euro Area Retail Sales Shrink in April
Retail sales volumes in the Eurozone fell 0.4% month-over-month in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.8% jump in March and compared to forecasts of a 0.3% drop. Sales decreased 0.9% for non-food products (except automotive fuel) and were down 2.7% for automotive fuel in specialised stores. In contrast, sales rose 0.9% for food, drinks, tobacco. Among the bloc's largest economies, retail sales in Germany decreased 0.2% and in Spain sales dropped 1.5% while in France, sales rose 0.3%. Year-on-year, retail sales went up 1%, less than an upwardly revised 2.1% jump in March and compare to forecasts of 0.3%.
2026-06-04