Retail sales in Russia rose by 6.5% year-on-year in April 2026, up from a 6.2% increase in March and marking the strongest growth since last October. Growth continued to be driven by non-food goods, whose sales jumped 9.2% annually in April, accelerating slightly from 9.0% in March. Sales of food products, beverages, and tobacco also strengthened, rising 3.6% after a 3.2% gain in the previous month. On a monthly basis, retail turnover eased 2.2% following a revised 14.9% surge in March. In the first four months of the year, cumulative retail sales climbed 4.3% from a year earlier. source: Federal State Statistics Service

Retail Sales in Russia increased 6.50 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Russia averaged 4.10 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 June of 2026.

Retail Sales in Russia increased 6.50 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Russia is expected to be 3.30 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
2026-04-29 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Mar 6.2% 2% 2.5%
2026-06-03 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Apr 6.5% 6.2% 2.7% 5.9%
2026-07-01 04:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
May 6.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -12.00 -11.00 points Mar 2026
Consumer Spending 20720.20 20303.50 RUB Billion Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 2.20 14.90 percent Apr 2026
Retail Sales YoY 6.50 6.20 percent Apr 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
6.50 6.20 36.30 -22.00 1994 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Russia Retail Sales Growth Hits 6-Month High
Retail sales in Russia rose by 6.5% year-on-year in April 2026, up from a 6.2% increase in March and marking the strongest growth since last October. Growth continued to be driven by non-food goods, whose sales jumped 9.2% annually in April, accelerating slightly from 9.0% in March. Sales of food products, beverages, and tobacco also strengthened, rising 3.6% after a 3.2% gain in the previous month. On a monthly basis, retail turnover eased 2.2% following a revised 14.9% surge in March. In the first four months of the year, cumulative retail sales climbed 4.3% from a year earlier.
2026-06-03
Russia Retail Trade Growth Picks Up in March
Retail sales in Russia jumped by 6.2% year-on-year in March 2026, the strongest pace in five months, following a revised 2.0% gain in February. The surge was driven by non-food goods, which jumped 9.1% from 3.4% previously. Spending on food products also increased at a faster 3.1% compared to 0.6% in the month before. On a monthly basis, retail sales soared by 14.9%, after a revised 2% decline in the previous month. In the first quarter, retail sales grew 3.6% compared to 2.8% in the same period a year ago.
2026-04-29
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