Eurozone retail sales growth slowed to 0.6% year-over-year in July 2026 from an upwardly revised 1.4% in June and missing market expectations of 1.1%. It was the smallest increase in retail trade since July 2024. source: EUROSTAT

Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 0.60 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area averaged 1.14 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 24.00 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.40 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 0.60 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area is expected to be 0.20 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 YoY is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jun 0.7% 1.9% 1.0% 0.9%
2026-09-04 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jul 0.6% 1.4% 1.1% 0.9%
2026-10-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Aug 0.6% 0.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 1667.10 1660.53 EUR Billion Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 2483578.00 2451271.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Households Debt to Income 80.98 81.19 percent Mar 2026
Personal Savings 14.26 14.42 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.60 0.20 percent Jul 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.60 1.40 percent Jul 2026


Euro Area Retail Sales YoY
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
0.60 1.40 24.00 -19.40 1996 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA