Retail trade in Spain rose by 4.1% year-on-year in March 2026, the most in four months, following an upwardly revised 2.3% increase in the prior month. Growth was led by non-food sales (7% vs 3.5% in February), especially household equipment (7.6% vs 1.6%) and healthcare items (6.1% vs 1.8%), while personal equipment sales rose more moderately (4.5% vs 6.6%). Food sales also picked up, rising 2.8% compared with 1.8% in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade went up by 1.2%, the strongest increase since February 2025, after a revised flat reading in the previous month. source: National Statistics Institute (INE)

Retail Sales in Spain increased 4.10 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Spain averaged 0.37 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 35.50 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -29.30 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Retail Sales in Spain increased 4.10 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Spain is expected to be 3.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-30 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 2.2% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
2026-04-28 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Mar 4.1% 2.3% 3.5%
2026-05-28 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Apr 4.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 235827.00 230663.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 345039.00 288064.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 1.20 0.00 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY 4.10 2.30 percent Mar 2026


Spain Retail Sales YoY
In Spain, 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
4.10 2.30 35.50 -29.30 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA

News Stream
Spain Retail Trade Growth Hits 4-Month High
Retail trade in Spain rose by 4.1% year-on-year in March 2026, the most in four months, following an upwardly revised 2.3% increase in the prior month. Growth was led by non-food sales (7% vs 3.5% in February), especially household equipment (7.6% vs 1.6%) and healthcare items (6.1% vs 1.8%), while personal equipment sales rose more moderately (4.5% vs 6.6%). Food sales also picked up, rising 2.8% compared with 1.8% in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade went up by 1.2%, the strongest increase since February 2025, after a revised flat reading in the previous month.
2026-04-28
Spain Retail Growth Slows to Over 1-Year Low
Retail trade in Spain rose by 2.2% year-on-year in February 2026, following a downwardly revised 3.8% advance in January and missing analysts' forecasts of 3.8%. This marked the slowest increase in retail activity since November 2024, as sales growth moderated for both food (1.7% vs 2.6% in January) and non-food products (3.3% vs 5.3%), of which household equipment (1.6% vs 2.1%) and healthcare products (1.5% vs 2.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade edged down by 0.1%, following a revised flat reading in the previous month.
2026-03-30
Spain Retail Sales Growth Quickens in January
Retail trade in Spain rose by 4% year-on-year in January 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.8% advance in the prior month. Sales grew the most for non-food products (5.7%), including personal equipment (5.6%), household equipment (2.5%), and other goods (2.4%). Meanwhile, spending on food products increased by 2.5%. By distribution channel, online sales surged 9.5%, with large chains up 7.1% and single stores rising 1.8%. In contrast, sales declined at small chain stores (-1.1%) and department stores (-0.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade edged up by 0.1%, following a revised 0.9% decrease in the previous month.
2026-03-11