Retail sales in Norway fell by 1.1% month-on-month in February 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 0.9% increase in the previous month. This marked the sharpest monthly decline since June 2024, with most sub-components seeing notable drops, particularly food, beverages, and other essentials (-2.4% vs 1.3% in January), ICT equipment (-7% vs 17.8%), other household equipment (-4.1% vs 3.8%), cultural and recreation goods (-1.5% vs 2.6%), and other goods (-2.2% vs 0.3%). In addition, trade not conducted in stores or stalls continued to decline (-1.1% vs -0.8%). Meanwhile, sales for non-specialized stores edged higher (0.3% vs 0.1%). On a yearly basis, retail activity slowed to 1.6% from a downwardly revised 4% gain in January, marking its weakest annual growth since May 2025. source: Statistics Norway

Retail Sales in Norway decreased 1.10 percent in February of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Norway averaged 0.15 percent from 1979 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 15.40 percent in January of 1989 and a record low of -9.00 percent in February of 1987. This page provides - Norway Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Norway Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Retail Sales in Norway decreased 1.10 percent in February of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Norway 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 Norway Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-27 07:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Jan 1.1% -0.6% 0.4%
2026-03-27 07:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Feb -1.1% 0.9% -0.6%
2026-04-29 06:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Mar -1.1% 0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 526958.00 519541.00 NOK Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 538077.00 421494.00 NOK Million Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.97 2.09 USD/Liter Feb 2026
Personal Savings 2.80 3.00 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM -1.10 1.10 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 1.60 4.00 percent Feb 2026


Norway Retail Sales MoM
In Norway, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Norway, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.10 1.10 15.40 -9.00 1979 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA

News Stream
Norway Retail Sales Fall the Most Since 2024
Retail sales in Norway fell by 1.1% month-on-month in February 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 0.9% increase in the previous month. This marked the sharpest monthly decline since June 2024, with most sub-components seeing notable drops, particularly food, beverages, and other essentials (-2.4% vs 1.3% in January), ICT equipment (-7% vs 17.8%), other household equipment (-4.1% vs 3.8%), cultural and recreation goods (-1.5% vs 2.6%), and other goods (-2.2% vs 0.3%). In addition, trade not conducted in stores or stalls continued to decline (-1.1% vs -0.8%). Meanwhile, sales for non-specialized stores edged higher (0.3% vs 0.1%). On a yearly basis, retail activity slowed to 1.6% from a downwardly revised 4% gain in January, marking its weakest annual growth since May 2025.
2026-03-27
Norway Retail Sales Recover in January
Retail sales in Norway rose by 1.1% month-on-month in January 2026, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.6% fall in the previous month. Sales across nearly all components recovered, including non-specialized stores (0.2% vs -0.5% in December), food and beverages (1.4% vs -1.3%), and automotive fuel (4.5% vs -4.1%). Activity also increased for ICT equipment (17.9% vs -5.7%), other household equipment (2.6% vs -2.3%), and cultural/recreational goods (2.6% vs -1.6%). Meanwhile, growth for sales not in stores/stalls slowed to 0.2% from 1.6% in December. On a yearly basis, retail activity grew by 4.1% in January, accelerating from a 3.2% gain in the preceding period.
2026-02-27
Norway Retail Sales Slip in December
Retail sales in Norway fell by 0.7% month-on-month in December 2025, reversing a downwardly revised ten-month high gain of 1.2% in the previous month. Sales declined for non-specialized stores (-0.5% vs 0.4% in November), food and beverages (-1.4% vs 0.3%), ICT equipment (-3.7% vs 1.7%), other household equipment (-3.2% vs 5.3%), and cultural/recreation goods (-2% vs 0.2%). Moreover, trade continued to fall for automotive fuel (-3.2% vs -0.3%). On the other hand, sales for other goods rose 0.4% after stalling in November. On a yearly basis, retail activity rose 3.2% in December 2025, slowing from a downwardly revised 5.1% increase and marking its weakest growth since May.
2026-01-30