Retail Sales YoY

Insights

France retail sales YoY declined by 1.2% in September 2025, worsening from a 1% decrease in August 2025.
China's retail sales year-over-year grew 3% in September 2025, down from 3.4% in August 2025.
Japan's retail sales fell by 1.1% in August 2025. This followed a 0.4% increase in July 2025.

Data is available for the period 2000 to 2025 across 45 countries.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia Oceania Africa

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
United States	5%	4.1%	1.9%	Monthly	Aug'25
China	3%	3.4%	3.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
Euro Area	1%	2.1%	2.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Germany	1.8%	2.9%	2.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Japan	-1.1%	0.4%	3.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
India	8%	7%	5%	Monthly	Jun'25
United Kingdom	0.7%	0.8%	1.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
France	-1.2%	-1%	-0.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Italy	0.5%	1.8%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Canada	4.9%	4.2%	1.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Brazil	0.4%	1.2%	4.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Russia	2.8%	2%	5.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Mexico	2.4%	2.4%	-0.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Australia	4.9%	3.5%	2.8%	Monthly	Jun'25
Spain	4.5%	4.7%	2.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
South Korea	2.4%	0.3%	-2.2%	Monthly	Jul'25
Indonesia	3.5%	4.7%	5.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Turkey	12.2%	13.3%	13.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Netherlands	3.6%	5%	2.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Switzerland	-0.2%	0.9%	2.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Poland	6.4%	3.1%	-3%	Monthly	Sep'25
Belgium	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Argentina	25.1%	19.6%	205%	Monthly	Aug'25
Sweden	4.4%	2.8%	-0.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Ireland	3.9%	4.2%	-2.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Singapore	5.2%	4.6%	0.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Thailand	7.3%	30.7%	22.1%	Monthly	Jul'25
Austria	0.1%	0.9%	0.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Norway	5%	5.1%	0%	Monthly	Aug'25
Denmark	2.5%	2.6%	2.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Colombia	12.4%	17.9%	5.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hong Kong	3.2%	0.9%	-11.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
South Africa	2.3%	5.7%	3.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Romania	-2.1%	3.5%	9.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Czech Republic	3.5%	2.2%	4.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Chile	5.3%	5.7%	6.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Portugal	4.5%	6.2%	5.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
New Zealand	2.3%	0.7%	-3.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Greece	2.1%	1.8%	-2.5%	Monthly	Jul'25
Hungary	2.4%	1.7%	4.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Slovakia	-0.7%	0.4%	0.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Croatia	2.4%	1.5%	5.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Slovenia	0.7%	-0.7%	1.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Taiwan	-2.2%	0.4%	3.4%	Monthly	Sep'25
European Union	1.1%	2.3%	2.7%	Monthly	Aug'25

Retail Sales YoY : Definition

Retail Sales YoY is the change in total value of retail goods sold compared to the same month in the previous year.