Greece Retail Sales Growth at 4-Month Low

2026-05-29 09:24 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Retail sales in Greece increased 3.0% year-on-year in March 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised 4.4% rise in the previous month and marking the weakest growth since November 2025.

Sales growth eased for food (2.9% vs 7.4% in February) and the non-food sector excluding automotive fuel (5.1% vs 8.9%), while sales of automotive fuel fell at a softer pace (-0.3% vs -3.1%).

Among specialized categories, retail activity also moderated in supermarkets (2.7% vs 5.7%), food, beverages, and tobacco (0.6% vs 11.4%), pharmaceutical products and cosmetics (3.9% vs 10.2%), furniture, electrical equipment and household goods (12.5% vs 17.3%), and books, stationery and other goods (6.9% vs 7.1%).

At the same time, sales declined in department stores (-0.3% vs 2.7%), and fell further for clothing and footwear (-3% vs -0.5%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity fell 0.5% in April.



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