Retail Sales In the Euro Area decreased 0.50 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Euro Area averaged 0.10 percent from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -11.30 percent in April of 2020. source: EUROSTAT

Retail Sales MoM in Euro Area is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-09 10:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Nov 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.5%
2026-02-05 10:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Dec -0.5% 0.1% -0.2% 0.2%
2026-03-05 10:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Jan -0.5% 0.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 1623.33 1620.93 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 2433201.00 2421891.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Households Debt to Income 93.09 96.79 percent Dec 2022
Personal Savings 15.11 15.38 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM -0.50 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 1.30 2.40 percent Dec 2025


Euro Area Retail Sales MoM
In the Euro Area, retail sales show the evolution of the total amount of goods sold. Among them, food drinks and tobacco account for the highest share (39.3 percent); followed by electrical goods and furniture (12.0 percent share); computer equipment books and other (11.4 percent share); pharmaceutical and medical goods (9.9 percent share); textiles, clothing, footwear (9.2 percent share); auto fuel (9.1 percent share); other non-food products (6.0 percent share) and mail orders and internet (2.9 percent share). Among countries, Germany has the highest weight (25.9 percent), followed by France (21.7 percent), Italy (16.1 percent) and Spain (11.4 percent). Others are Netherlands (5.2 percent); Belgium (4.3 percent); Greece (3.0 percent); Austria (2.8 percent); Portugal (2.4 percent); Finland (1.8 percent); Ireland (1.7 percent); Luxembourg and Slovakia (0.8 percent each); Slovenia (0.6 percent); Lithuania (0.4 percent); Latvia and Cyprus (0.3 percent); Estonia (0.2 percent) and Malta (0.1 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.50 0.10 19.30 -11.30 1995 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA

News Stream
Eurozone Retail Sales Contract in December
Eurozone retail sales fell by 0.5% month on month in December 2025, reversing a downwardly revised 0.1% increase in November and undershooting market expectations for a 0.2% decline. The weakness was led by non-food retailing, where sales dropped 1.2%, the steepest fall since September 2023, ending a three-month run of gains. Fuel sales were unchanged for a second consecutive month, while sales of food, drinks and tobacco edged up by 0.1%, following a 0.4% decline in November. Among the region’s largest economies, retail activity contracted notably in France (-1.4%), Spain (-0.9%) and Italy (-0.5%), while Germany recorded a modest increase of 0.1%. On an annual basis, retail sales growth slowed sharply to 1.3% in December, down from 2.4% in November and below the 1.6% consensus forecast, underscoring a loss of consumer momentum toward year-end.
2026-02-05
Eurozone Retail Sales Edge Higher in November
Eurozone retail sales rose by 0.2% month over month in November 2025, following an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in October and slightly outperforming market expectations for a 0.1% gain. Non-food product sales drove the expansion, advancing 0.4% for a second consecutive month. In contrast, sales of food, drinks, and tobacco declined by 0.2% after a 0.5% rise in October, while fuel sales slipped 0.1% following a 0.4% increase. Among the euro area’s largest economies, growth in retail trade in Spain (1.0%), France (0.5%), the Netherlands (0.6%), and Italy (0.3%) more than offset a contraction in Germany, where sales fell 0.6%. On an annual basis, eurozone retail sales growth accelerated to 2.3% in November, up from a revised 1.9% in October and well above market expectations of 1.6%.
2026-01-09
Eurozone Retail Sales Stall in October
Eurozone retail sales were flat in October 2025, following a modestly revised 0.1% increase in September and falling short of expectations for a 0.1% rise. Gains in food, drinks and tobacco sales (+0.3% vs. –0.2% in September) and automotive fuel (+0.3% vs. 0.0%) were offset by weaker non-food purchases, which slipped 0.2% after holding steady a month earlier. On an annual basis, however, retail activity showed more momentum: sales rose 1.5%, up from 1.2% in September and slightly above the expected 1.3% increase.
2025-12-04