Norway Retail Sales Slip in September

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.

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.

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.