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.

Retail sales in Norway increased by 1.3% month-on-month in November 2025, accelerating from a 0.1% rise in the previous month. It marked the second consecutive month of growth and the fastest pace since May 2024, supported by faster increases in sales of ICT equipment (2.3% vs 0.9%), alongside rebounds in other household equipment (5.3% vs -2.1%) and food, beverages and etc (0.2% vs -0.6%), while trade not in stores/stalls etc. rose 2.7% after being flat in October. Meanwhile, sales growth eased for non-specialised stores (0.5% vs 0.9%), cultural and recreational goods (0.2% vs 2.1%), and other goods (0.2% vs 0.9%), while automotive fuel was unchanged after edging up in October. On a yearly basis, retail activity grew 5.2% in November, following a 3.3% rise in the preceding period.

Retail sales in Norway rose by 0.1% month-on-month in October 2025, rebounding from a 0.5% drop in the previous month. Activity recovered for non-specialised stores (0.9% vs -0.3%), automotive fuel (0.1% vs -3.4%), ICT equipment (0.6% vs -1.1%), cultural and recreational goods (2% vs -2.3%), and other goods (0.9% vs -0.8%). Meanwhile, sales fell for food, beverages, and tobacco (-0.7% vs 0.9%) and trade not in stores/stalls (-0.2% vs 1.6%), while it declined further for other household equipment (-1.2% vs -0.8%). On a yearly basis, retail activity eased to 3.3% in October from 3.7% in the preceding period.