Retail sales in Macau rose 6.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, easing from 16.5% in the previous three-month period. Sales growth slowed for leather goods (5.2% vs 23.8% in Q1), motor vehicles (2.1% vs 2.6%), and communication equipment (80.1% vs 88.6%). At the same time, sales declined for department stores (-20.2% vs 0.7%), adults’ clothing (-2.7% vs 22.0%), pharmacies (-8.4% vs 0.3%), and Chinese food products (-7.7% vs 1.5%), while falling further for supermarkets (-8.3% vs -5.4%) and automotive fuels (-10.6% vs -3.2%). Meanwhile, retail activity increased for watches, clocks, and jewellery (15.9% vs 11.2%), and cosmetics and sanitary articles (37% vs 29.1%). On a quarterly basis, retail trade fell 17.1% in the second quarter of 2026, reversing 9.0% growth in the previous quarter. In the January-June period, sales activity was 11% higher compared to the same period last year. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR

Retail Sales in Macau increased 6.20 percent in the second quarter of 2026 over the same quarter in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Macau averaged 14.26 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 219.00 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -61.60 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Macao Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Macau Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Consumer Spending	30531.00	33033.00	MOP Million	Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY	6.20	16.50	percent	Jun 2026

Macau Retail Sales YoY

In Macau, 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. The biggest segments are household appliances (21 percent of total sales); watches, clocks and jewelry (20 percent); goods in department stores (15.1 percent); adults' clothing (11.7 percent); leather goods (11.3 percent); cosmetics and sanitary articles; goods in pharmacies (7.9 percent); goods in supermarkets (7.7 percent) and motor vehicles and automotive fuels (6.2 percent).

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	6.20	16.50	219.00	-61.60	2001 - 2026	percent	Quarterly

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Macau Retail Sales Growth Eases in Q2

Retail sales in Macau rose 6.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, easing from 16.5% in the previous three-month period. Sales growth slowed for leather goods (5.2% vs 23.8% in Q1), motor vehicles (2.1% vs 2.6%), and communication equipment (80.1% vs 88.6%). At the same time, sales declined for department stores (-20.2% vs 0.7%), adults’ clothing (-2.7% vs 22.0%), pharmacies (-8.4% vs 0.3%), and Chinese food products (-7.7% vs 1.5%), while falling further for supermarkets (-8.3% vs -5.4%) and automotive fuels (-10.6% vs -3.2%). Meanwhile, retail activity increased for watches, clocks, and jewellery (15.9% vs 11.2%), and cosmetics and sanitary articles (37% vs 29.1%). On a quarterly basis, retail trade fell 17.1% in the second quarter of 2026, reversing 9.0% growth in the previous quarter. In the January-June period, sales activity was 11% higher compared to the same period last year.

2026-08-21

Macau Retail Sales Rebound in Q1

Retail sales in Macau rose 23% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in the previous three-month period. It was the strongest growth in retail activity since the fourth quarter of 2023, boosted by increases in sales for communication equipment (+88.6%) and watches, clocks and jewelry (+11.2%). Moreover, sale also increased for cosmetics and sanitary articles (+29.1%), adults’ clothing (+22.0%) and leather goods (+23.8%). Meanwhile, sales for supermarkets and automotive fuels declined 5.4% and 3.2%, respectively. On a quarterly basis, retail trade increased 16.5% year-on-year in Q1 of 2026.

2026-05-22

Macau Retail Sales Edge Lower in Q4

Retail sales in Macau edged down 0.1% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2025, following a 0.8% gain in the previous period which was the first rise in about two years. Sales declined the most for auto fuels (-12%), supermarkets (-9.7%), motor vehicles (-8.8%), pharmacies (-8.5%) and department stores (-5.4%). On the other hand, retail sales jumped for communication equipment (43.9%) and cosmetics & sanitary articles (12.1%). Considering full 2025, retail sales declined 5.9%, with sales of leather goods falling 8.4%.

2026-03-02