Retail sales in Romania fell 7.3% year-on-year in June 2026, deepening from a downwardly revised 5.1% decline in May and marking the eleventh consecutive month of contraction. It was also the steepest annual decline since April 2020, as sales weakened across all major categories. Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco posted the largest drop (-7.3% vs. -4.8% in May), while declines also intensified for non-food products (-6.4% vs. -5.7%) and automotive fuel sold in specialized stores (-5.8% vs. -3.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales fell 1.2% in June, reversing a downwardly revised 0.8% increase in the previous month. source: Institutul National de Statistica

Retail Sales in Romania decreased 7.30 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Romania averaged 6.58 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 39.70 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Romania Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Romania Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Retail Sales in Romania decreased 7.30 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Romania is expected to be -0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 3.20 percent in 2027 and 3.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-06 06:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
May -4.7% -6.2% -4.8%
2026-08-06 06:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jun -7.3% -5.1% -1.2%
2026-09-04 04:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jul 7.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -30.00 -34.50 points Jul 2026
Consumer Credit 85677.36 84946.00 RON Million Jun 2026
Consumer Spending 192441.40 195888.90 RON Million Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.93 1.94 USD/Liter Jul 2026
Retail Sales MoM -1.20 0.80 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY -7.30 -5.10 percent Jun 2026


Romania Retail Sales YoY
In Romania, 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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.30 -5.10 39.70 -19.60 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA, 2021

News Stream
Romania Retail Sales Post Steepest Decline Since 2020
Retail sales in Romania fell 7.3% year-on-year in June 2026, deepening from a downwardly revised 5.1% decline in May and marking the eleventh consecutive month of contraction. It was also the steepest annual decline since April 2020, as sales weakened across all major categories. Sales of food, beverages, and tobacco posted the largest drop (-7.3% vs -4.8% in May), while declines also intensified for non-food products (-6.4% vs -5.7%) and automotive fuel sold in specialized stores (-5.8% vs -3.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales fell 1.2% in June, reversing a downwardly revised 0.8% increase in the previous month.
2026-08-06
Romania Retail Sales Fall at Softer Pace
Retail sales in Romania fell by 4.7% year-on-year in May 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 6.2% drop in the previous month. This marked the tenth consecutive month of decline in retail activity albeit at a softer pace, driven largely by a smaller decrease in sales for automotive fuel in specialized stores (-2% vs -2.2%). Turnover also declined at a lesser extent for food, beverages, and tobacco (-4.3% vs -6.1% in April) and non-food products (-5.3% vs -7.6%). On a monthly basis, retail activity grew by 1.3% in May, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.4% drop in the preceding period.
2026-07-06
Romania Retail Sales Fall Most Since 2020
Retail sales in Romania fell by 6.3% year-on-year in April 2026, following a 3.8% drop in the previous month, marking the ninth consecutive month of contraction and the steepest decline since April 2020. Turnover from food, beverages, and tobacco continued to deteriorate, declining 6.6% after a 3.5% fall in March, while automotive fuel purchases in specialised stores slipped 2.1%, reversing from a 2.8% increase. Additionally, sales of non-food products remained weak, falling 7.9% for a second straight month. On a monthly basis, retail activity declined 2.6% in April, reversing a 2.0% increase in the preceding period.
2026-06-04