Retail sales in Denmark rose 2.2% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from a 3.8% gain in the previous month. This marked the weakest annual growth since June 2025, as sales moderated in supermarkets, department stores, and specialized grocery stores (0.3% vs 1.9% in January), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (5.2% vs 7.8%), clothing, footwear, and jewelry (4.6% vs 6.1%), and second-hand goods (9.6% vs 16.5%). In addition, sales tumbled for cultural and leisure products (-5% vs 4.8%). On the other hand, declines softened at fuel stations (-0.4% vs -3.8%), while retail growth accelerated in both consumer electronics (12.8% vs 11.8%) and pharmacies and personal care (5% vs 3.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity fell 0.3%, reversing an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in January. source: Statistics Denmark

Retail Sales in Denmark increased 2.20 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Denmark averaged 0.98 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.80 percent in March of 2021 and a record low of -12.10 percent in March of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Denmark Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Denmark Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Retail Sales in Denmark increased 2.20 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Denmark is expected to be 2.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Denmark Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-02 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 3.8% 3.7% 3.6%
2026-03-25 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 2.2% 3.8% 3.2%
2026-04-24 06:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Mar 2.2% 2.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -13.80 -13.10 points Mar 2026
Consumer Spending 274.90 274.40 DKK Billion Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 1436127.85 1385642.60 DKK Million Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM -0.30 0.80 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 2.20 3.80 percent Feb 2026


Denmark Retail Sales YoY
In Denmark, 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
2.20 3.80 22.80 -12.10 1996 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Danish Retail Sales Hit 8-Month Low
Retail sales in Denmark rose 2.2% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from a 3.8% gain in the previous month. This marked the weakest annual growth since June 2025, as sales moderated in supermarkets, department stores, and specialized grocery stores (0.3% vs 1.9% in January), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (5.2% vs 7.8%), clothing, footwear, and jewelry (4.6% vs 6.1%), and second-hand goods (9.6% vs 16.5%). In addition, sales tumbled for cultural and leisure products (-5% vs 4.8%). On the other hand, declines softened at fuel stations (-0.4% vs -3.8%), while retail growth accelerated in both consumer electronics (12.8% vs 11.8%) and pharmacies and personal care (5% vs 3.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity fell 0.3%, reversing an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in January.
2026-03-25
Danish Retail Sales Growth Rises to 3.8% in January
Retail sales in Denmark rose 3.8% year-on-year in January 2026 from an upwardly revised 3.7% gain in the previous month. Sales increased in supermarkets, department stores, and specialized grocery stores (1.8% vs 1.2% in December 2025), household equipment, furniture, and building materials (7.9% vs 7.5%), clothing, footwear, and jewelry (6.9% vs 3.7%), and second-hand goods (15.7% vs 3.2%). In contrast, sales growth slowed in consumer electronics (11.9% vs 12.1%), cultural and leisure products (6.1% vs 8.3%), and pharmaceutical and personal care products (3% vs 5.3%), while activity fell further in liquid fuel filling stations (-3.8% vs -2.2%). On a monthly basis, retail sales grew by 0.7% in January, rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.3% drop in the preceding period.
2026-03-02
Danish Retail Sales Hit 4-Month Low
Retail sales in Denmark rose by 3.3% year-on-year in December 2025, slowing from an upwardly revised 4.9% increase in the previous month. This marked the weakest annual growth since August, as sales moderated notably in both clothing (0.7% vs 4.6% in November) and other consumer goods (6.4% vs 8.3%). In addition, sales of food and other groceries slipped (-0.3% vs 0.1%). However, despite the December declines across all three sub-components, quarterly increases were recorded in each category: other consumer goods rose by 2.7%, food and other daily necessities increased by 1.1%, and clothing posted a smaller gain of 0.1%. On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 1.2%, reversing an upwardly revised 1.7% rise in the previous month and marking the first fall since June 2025.
2026-01-27