Overview
In March 2026, compared with February 2026, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and increased by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2026, retail trade volume fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU.
In March 2026, compared with March 2025, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2026, compared with February 2026, the volume of retail trade
decreased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.3%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.6%,
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 1.6%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
decreased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.1%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 1.0%,
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.8%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Slovenia (+4.3%), Luxembourg (+4.0%) and Belgium (+3.6%). Decreases were observed in Germany (-2.1%), Malta (-0.4%), Italy and Latvia (both -0.1%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2026, compared with March 2025, the volume of retail trade
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.8%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 2.3%,
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 2.1%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.0%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 3.1%,
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.1%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Bulgaria (+12.4%), Hungary (+8.2%) and Malta (+7.5%). Decreases were observed in Romania (-2.3%) and Germany (-2.0%).
Tables
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* |
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Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
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Euro area |
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Total retail trade |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
0.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
EU |
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Total retail trade |
0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* |
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Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
|
Euro area |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
EU |
0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Belgium |
-1.3 | -1.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
Bulgaria |
1.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Czechia |
0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | c |
Denmark |
0.9 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
Germany |
0.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
Estonia |
1.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Ireland |
-0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Greece |
2.6 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | c |
Spain |
0.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
France |
0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
Croatia |
0.9 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
Italy |
0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Cyprus |
0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Latvia |
1.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
Lithuania |
0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 2.4 |
Luxembourg |
-0.6 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
Hungary |
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Malta |
0.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
Netherlands |
0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
Austria |
-0.6 | -1.1 | 2.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
Poland |
1.3 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 1.9 |
Portugal |
0.1 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
Romania |
-1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -3.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Slovenia |
0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -1.5 | 4.3 |
Slovakia |
-0.4 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Finland |
0.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
Sweden |
0.2 | 2.2 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 3.0 |
Norway |
0.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
Switzerland |
0.1 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted c Confidential Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year* |
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Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
|
Euro area |
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Total retail trade |
2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
3.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
2.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
EU |
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Total retail trade |
2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
3.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
2.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
* Calendar adjusted Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
|
Euro area |
2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
EU |
2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Belgium |
-0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
Bulgaria |
8.7 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 12.4 |
Czechia |
2.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | c |
Denmark |
3.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
Germany |
1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -2.0 |
Estonia |
4.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
Ireland |
1.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
Greece |
4.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | c |
Spain |
4.0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
France |
3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Croatia |
4.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Italy |
-0.3 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Cyprus |
10.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
Latvia |
4.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Lithuania |
3.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
Luxembourg |
9.5 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 19.3 | 12.3 | 6.1 |
Hungary |
3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
Malta |
7.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 7.5 |
Netherlands |
1.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Austria |
-0.7 | -2.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Poland |
4.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
Portugal |
5.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 5.4 |
Romania |
-4.8 | -4.5 | -2.1 | -5.2 | -7.1 | -2.3 |
Slovenia |
1.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -0.3 | -2.7 | 4.7 |
Slovakia |
0.8 | -2.7 | -5.1 | -2.8 | -2.4 | 5.1 |
Finland |
1.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
Sweden |
4.5 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
Norway |
3.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
Switzerland |
2.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
* Calendar adjusted c Confidential Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Volume of retail trade, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
|
Euro area |
103.8 | 103.8 | 104.1 | 104.0 | 103.7 | 103.6 |
EU |
104.2 | 104.3 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 104.0 | 104.3 |
Belgium |
93.2 | 91.7 | 92.4 | 92.2 | 91.8 | 95.1 |
Bulgaria |
123.4 | 123.1 | 125.0 | 124.5 | 127.3 | 130.0 |
Czechia |
99.8 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 101.7 | 101.7 | c |
Denmark |
98.4 | 100.2 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.5 | 101.2 |
Germany |
100.9 | 100.4 | 102.0 | 100.9 | 100.6 | 98.5 |
Estonia |
94.9 | 94.2 | 94.2 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.8 |
Ireland |
110.5 | 110.6 | 110.3 | 110.3 | 110.9 | 111.6 |
Greece |
101.3 | 100.7 | 101.6 | 102.4 | 103.8 | c |
Spain |
112.3 | 113.4 | 112.4 | 112.4 | 112.4 | 113.7 |
France |
107.5 | 107.7 | 107.5 | 108.2 | 107.0 | 107.2 |
Croatia |
118.3 | 117.6 | 119.7 | 118.2 | 118.0 | 119.0 |
Italy |
97.7 | 97.9 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.7 |
Cyprus |
127.6 | 128.2 | 128.9 | 127.4 | 128.3 | 129.0 |
Latvia |
106.3 | 106.3 | 105.5 | 108.3 | 106.7 | 106.6 |
Lithuania |
109.5 | 110.0 | 110.4 | 110.6 | 108.4 | 111.0 |
Luxembourg |
144.4 | 141.3 | 139.2 | 134.5 | 138.2 | 143.7 |
Hungary |
103.7 | 104.0 | 104.5 | 105.2 | 105.6 | 107.6 |
Malta |
125.5 | 125.3 | 126.5 | 126.2 | 129.3 | 128.8 |
Netherlands |
101.6 | 102.2 | 101.3 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 102.5 |
Austria |
96.8 | 95.7 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.1 | 97.2 |
Poland |
112.4 | 111.3 | 111.8 | 114.0 | 111.3 | 113.4 |
Portugal |
117.5 | 119.0 | 116.8 | 117.6 | 116.9 | 118.9 |
Romania |
113.6 | 113.8 | 114.5 | 110.8 | 111.4 | 114.3 |
Slovenia |
100.2 | 100.4 | 101.5 | 100.3 | 98.8 | 103.0 |
Slovakia |
103.3 | 102.6 | 103.3 | 102.1 | 102.4 | 105.0 |
Finland |
92.7 | 93.5 | 93.2 | 94.1 | 93.9 | 94.8 |
Sweden |
97.9 | 100.1 | 97.9 | 98.4 | 97.5 | 100.4 |
Norway |
96.2 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 97.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 |
Switzerland |
101.8 | 101.5 | 102.6 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 101.2 |
c Confidential Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Volume of retail trade, calendar adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
Jan-26 |
Feb-26 |
Mar-26 |
|
Euro area |
105.0 | 107.4 | 121.6 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 102.1 |
EU |
105.5 | 108.1 | 121.7 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 103.1 |
Belgium |
95.0 | 92.8 | 108.2 | 89.6 | 81.7 | 94.9 |
Bulgaria |
128.2 | 129.4 | 142.4 | 113.6 | 108.7 | 126.6 |
Czechia |
101.7 | 114.1 | 124.1 | 91.7 | 88.0 | c |
Denmark |
96.2 | 108.7 | 114.7 | 88.8 | 84.6 | 99.8 |
Germany |
102.7 | 108.1 | 113.9 | 92.6 | 90.1 | 101.0 |
Estonia |
96.8 | 93.4 | 104.9 | 90.8 | 85.5 | 97.6 |
Ireland |
103.6 | 129.7 | 160.8 | 93.3 | 101.8 | 103.3 |
Greece |
100.6 | 100.1 | 110.0 | 92.4 | 98.4 | c |
Spain |
111.8 | 113.8 | 130.9 | 109.9 | 97.4 | 109.5 |
France |
108.2 | 109.3 | 130.0 | 104.1 | 94.2 | 104.9 |
Croatia |
117.5 | 107.1 | 124.8 | 96.0 | 93.9 | 109.9 |
Italy |
101.7 | 100.5 | 118.5 | 91.6 | 86.1 | 93.9 |
Cyprus |
126.8 | 132.2 | 157.9 | 114.1 | 111.6 | 122.6 |
Latvia |
106.8 | 105.0 | 119.2 | 98.1 | 90.8 | 103.8 |
Lithuania |
111.0 | 109.7 | 124.8 | 100.8 | 92.0 | 108.1 |
Luxembourg |
148.7 | 148.2 | 155.9 | 139.8 | 139.2 | 147.5 |
Hungary |
106.8 | 108.6 | 122.1 | 92.3 | 91.3 | 107.2 |
Malta |
130.6 | 132.3 | 142.9 | 109.3 | 110.5 | 123.3 |
Netherlands |
102.1 | 107.0 | 111.7 | 96.7 | 88.8 | 102.8 |
Austria |
98.9 | 96.7 | 112.5 | 89.4 | 87.2 | 98.7 |
Poland |
116.7 | 111.9 | 128.3 | 105.2 | 98.6 | 117.9 |
Portugal |
116.2 | 121.1 | 139.8 | 107.6 | 100.0 | 112.8 |
Romania |
114.7 | 119.3 | 126.9 | 97.7 | 94.5 | 110.9 |
Slovenia |
102.3 | 102.1 | 112.0 | 91.7 | 86.0 | 105.6 |
Slovakia |
107.8 | 106.3 | 119.1 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 105.8 |
Finland |
91.9 | 93.8 | 107.3 | 82.5 | 78.7 | 91.5 |
Sweden |
97.5 | 105.8 | 109.7 | 87.0 | 81.6 | 98.6 |
Norway |
93.9 | 106.5 | 112.3 | 88.7 | 80.8 | 91.5 |
Switzerland |
101.9 | 109.0 | 124.1 | 94.9 | 89.8 | 101.8 |
c Confidential Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
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Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
Compared with the data issued in the News Release of 8 April 2026, the monthly percentage change for February 2026 has been revised from -0.2% to -0.3% in the euro area and from -0.3% to -0.5% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +1.7% to +1.3% in both the euro area and the EU.
Methods and definitions
The index of the volume of retail trade measures the evolution of the turnover in retail trade, adjusted for price changes (deflated), i.e. the evolution of the total amount of goods sold, based on data adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects.
Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data.
Geographical information
Euro area (EA21): Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
For more information
Database section on short-term business statistics
Statistics Explained article on the index of retail trade
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(See file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)Euro indicators dashboard
Release calendar for Euro indicators
European Statistics Code of Practice
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