Mexican Retail Sales Beat Expectations in August

2026-10-21 12:22 By Isabela Couto 1 min. read

Mexico’s retail sales rose 3.3% year-on-year in August 2026, accelerating from 1.8% growth in July and beating expectations for a 2% increase.

Sales growth was led by online channels, printed catalogs, TV, and similar platforms (17.6%), followed by healthcare products (9.3%), hardware, paint, and glass products (8.3%), household appliances, computers, home décor, and second-hand goods (6.2%), and textiles, accessories, footwear, and clothing (5.6%).

All surveyed product categories recorded sales growth.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales rose 1.2%, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in July.



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