Major Countries Retail Sales MoM

Insights

United States retail sales showed no change in August 2025, holding steady at 0.6%. This figure is consistent with the July 2025 retail sales value.
China's retail sales month-over-month contracted by -0.18% in September 2025, down from 0.25% in August 2025.
European Union Month-over-Month retail sales were unchanged at 0% in August 2025. This follows a 0.3% decrease in July 2025.
Euro area retail sales increased by 0.1% month-over-month in August 2025. This follows July's revised month-over-month decrease of 0.4%.

Data is available for the period 1982 to 2025 across 20 major countries.

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
United States	0.6%	0.6%	-0.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
China	-0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Euro Area	0.1%	-0.4%	0.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Germany	-0.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Japan	-1.1%	-1.6%	0.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
United Kingdom	0.5%	0.6%	-0.3%	Monthly	Sep'25
France	-0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Italy	-0.1%	0%	-0.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Canada	-0.7%	1%	0.8%	Monthly	Sep'25
Brazil	0.2%	-0.2%	-0.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Russia	3.1%	4.3%	2.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Mexico	0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Australia	1.2%	0.5%	-0.1%	Monthly	Jun'25
Spain	0.4%	-0.4%	0.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
South Korea	-2.4%	2.7%	1.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Indonesia	0.6%	-4.1%	1.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Turkey	0.9%	-0.1%	1.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Netherlands	0.1%	1%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25

Major Countries Retail Sales MoM : Definition

Retail Sales MoM is the month-to-month change in the total value of goods sold by retailers.