Retail sales in the Eurozone were up 0.7% year-on-year in June 2026, the smallest gain since July 2024, following an upwardly revised 1.9% increase in May and compared to forecasts of 1%. Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area averaged 1.14 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 24.00 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.40 percent in April of 2020. source: EUROSTAT

Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 0.70 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year.

Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 0.70 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Euro Area is expected to be 1.20 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 YoY is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
May 1.6% 0.9% 1.6% 1.4%
2026-08-06 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jun 0.7% 1.9% 1.0% 0.9%
2026-09-04 09:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jul 0.7% 0.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 1647.69 1643.50 EUR Billion Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 2483578.00 2451271.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Households Debt to Income 81.39 81.47 percent Dec 2025
Personal Savings 14.26 14.42 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.30 0.40 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.70 1.90 percent Jun 2026


Euro Area Retail Sales YoY
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
0.70 1.90 24.00 -19.40 1996 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA