Retail sales in Russia went up by 0.7% year-on-year in January 2026, slowing from a 3.9% increase in December and missing analysts' forecasts of a 1.7% rise. This marked the smallest increase in retail sales activity since a decline was observed in March 2023, reflecting weaker household spending on food products, including beverages, and tobacco products (0.8% vs 2.2% in December) and non-food products (0.7% vs 5.7%). On a monthly basis, retail trade plunged 22.2%, after a 17.1% jump in the preceding month. Retail sales growth slowed considerably in 2025, reaching 2.6% compared with 7.7% in the previous year. source: Federal State Statistics Service

Retail Sales in Russia increased 0.70 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Russia averaged 4.04 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.30 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -22.00 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Russia Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Russia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Retail Sales in Russia increased 0.70 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Russia is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Russia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-06 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 3.9% 3.3% 3.2% 2.7%
2026-03-04 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 0.7% 3.9% 1.7% 3.5%
2026-04-01 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 0.7% 2.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -11.00 -9.00 points Dec 2025
Consumer Spending 20056.30 18962.00 RUB Billion Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM -22.20 17.10 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.70 3.90 percent Jan 2026


Russia Retail Sales YoY
In Russia, 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
0.70 3.90 36.30 -22.00 1994 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Russia Retail Sales Growth Slows Sharply
Retail sales in Russia went up by 0.7% year-on-year in January 2026, slowing from a 3.9% increase in December and missing analysts' forecasts of a 1.7% rise. This marked the smallest increase in retail sales activity since a decline was observed in March 2023, reflecting weaker household spending on food products, including beverages, and tobacco products (0.8% vs 2.2% in December) and non-food products (0.7% vs 5.7%). On a monthly basis, retail trade plunged 22.2%, after a 17.1% jump in the preceding month. Retail sales growth slowed considerably in 2025, reaching 2.6% compared with 7.7% in the previous year.
2026-03-04
Russia Retail Sales Rise More than Expected
Russia’s retail trade growth eased to 3.3% year over year in November 2025, down from 4.8% in October, though it remained well above market expectations of a 1.8% rise. Growth in trade organizations, which increased by 4%, partially offset a sharp 14.2% decline in sales at retail markets and fairs. On a month-to-month basis, retail sales fell by 3.1% in November, reversing a 2.7% gain recorded in October. Overall, retail trade expanded by 2.5% in the first eleven months of the year compared with the same period in 2024.
2025-12-26
Russia Retail Sales Growth Tops Forecasts
Retail sales in Russia climbed by 4.8% year-on-year in October 2025, a marked improvement from a 1.8% rise in the prior month and surpassing analysts' estimates of a 2.3% advance. It was the strongest growth in retail activity since January. On a monthly basis, retail activity rose by 3.7% in October, reversing the same-sized decline recorded in September.
2025-12-03