Lithuania Retail Sales Growth Slows in February

2026-03-27 07:32 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Retail sales in Lithuania rose by 2.6% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from the 9.3% increase recorded in January, which was the strongest growth since February 2022.

Sales growth moderated across most categories, including automotive fuels (5.4% vs 19.3%), retail trade excluding motor vehicles, motorcycles and fuel (1.9% vs 7%), food, beverages and tobacco (0.5% vs 2.8%), non-food products (3% vs 10.2%), and mail order and internet sales (16.4% vs 24.2%).

At the same time, sales of audio, video, hardware, furniture, and lighting in specialised stores fell (-8.7% vs 1.4%), while the decline eased for information and communication equipment, cultural and recreational goods, watches and jewellery, and other new goods (-1.1% vs -1.8%).

In contrast, sales in non-specialised stores rose sharply (18.1% vs 1.7%).

On a monthly basis, retail activity fell by 2.5% in February, reversing a 0.5% increase in the previous month.



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