Europe Retail Sales YoY

Insights

European Union retail sales year-over-year (YoY) decreased to 1.1% in August 2025 from 2.3% in July 2025.
Euro area retail sales year-over-year increased by 1% in August 2025. This is a decrease from the 2.1% recorded in July 2025.
Germany's retail sales year-over-year fell to 1.8% in August 2025. This is the lowest rate since July 2024, down from 2.9% in July 2025.

Data is available for the period 1999 to 2025 across 26 countries in Europe.

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
Euro Area	1%	2.1%	2.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Germany	1.8%	2.9%	2.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
United Kingdom	1.5%	0.7%	2.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
France	-1.2%	-1%	-0.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Italy	0.5%	1.8%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Russia	2.8%	2%	5.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
Spain	4.5%	4.7%	2.5%	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
Sweden	4.4%	2.8%	-0.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Ireland	3.9%	4.2%	-2.1%	Monthly	Aug'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
Romania	-2.1%	3.5%	9.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Czech Republic	3.5%	2.2%	4.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Portugal	4.5%	6.2%	5.1%	Monthly	Aug'25
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
European Union	1.1%	2.3%	2.7%	Monthly	Aug'25

Europe 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.