Retail Sales In the Euro Area decreased 0.70 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Retail Sales In the Euro Area increased 1.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Sales: Retail Trade: Total Retail Trade: Volume for Euro Area (19 Countries) (SLRTTO01EZQ657S) from Q2 1995 to Q3 2023 about Euro Area, Europe, retail trade, sales, and retail.

Key information about European Union Retail Sales Growth

• European Union Retail Sales grew 2.0 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a 2.6 % increase in the previous month.
• EU Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Jan 2025, with an average growth rate of 1.6 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 20.0 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -15.3 % in Apr 2020.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. Eurostat provides Retail Trade Index with base 2021=100. Retail Sales exclude Automotive Fuels. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2001 is calculated from Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles with base 2015=100.

Retail Sales in European Union increased 1.90 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - European Union Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic displays the monthly trend in volume sales of the total retail trade in the euro area (20 countries) from August 2016 to December 2023. Sales in the euro area retail trade had generally increased until 2020. In April 2020, it had dropped to an all-time low of ***** while COVID-19 containment measures were in place. After that month, retail trade sales volume had fluctuated. As of December 2023, retail sales volume stood at an index point of ******.

Graph and download economic data for Volume of Total Retail Trade sales for the European Union (SLRTTO01EUQ659S) from Q1 1996 to Q4 2019 about EU, Europe, retail trade, sales, and retail.

Retail Sales in European Union decreased 0.80 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - European Union Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Retail sales Y-on-Y in Euro area, May, 2025 The most recent value is 1.6 percent as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 2.5 percent. Historically, the average for Euro area from January 2001 to May 2025 is 0.94 percent. The minimum of -19.67 percent was recorded in April 2020, while the maximum of 24.87 percent was reached in April 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Retail sales index in Euro area, February, 2025 The most recent value is 101.7 index points as of February 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 101.4 index points. Historically, the average for Euro area from January 2000 to February 2025 is 90.66 index points. The minimum of 77.2 index points was recorded in April 2020, while the maximum of 103.1 index points was reached in November 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

This statistic displays the percentage change in sales volumes of the retail trade in the European Union year-on-year from 2004 to 2024. In 2024, retail sales increased by just over *********** across the 27 EU member states compared to the same period in the previous year.

Graph and download economic data for Sales: Retail Trade: Total Retail Trade: Volume for Euro Area (19 Countries) (SLRTTO01EZA657S) from 1996 to 2022 about Euro Area, Europe, retail trade, sales, and retail.

This dataset provides values for RETAIL SALES YOY reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2023, the total retail trade sales volume index in the European Union stood at around ***. 2022 represents a peak in the total retail trade sales volume index in the European Union with about *****. Retail trade is defined as sale of consumer goods for personal or household consumption, including new and used goods, in retail stores such as specialised stores, secondhand goods stores, and non-store locations.

This statistic displays the monthly trend in volume sales of the total retail trade in 27 European Union member countries from August 2016 to December 2023. Retail trade sales volume in European Union member countries gradually increased during the time period in consideration except for April 2020 when it saw an all-time low of 91.1 while COVID-19 containment measures were in effect. As of December 2023, retail trade sales volume stood at an index level of 114.39.

In 2018, retail sales in Europe amounted to around **** trillion euros. This figure was forecast to reach a value of around **** trillion euros by 2023.

Euro Area - Turnover and volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade - monthly data was 1.50 % year-on-year in April of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Turnover and volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade - monthly data - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Turnover and volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade - monthly data reached a record high of 25.10 % year-on-year in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.40 % year-on-year in April of 2020.

During 2022 and 2023, retail trade volume in the European Union fluctuated. In September 2023, the European Union's retail sales volume decreased *** percent compared to the previous month.

Euro Area - Retail confidence indicator was -7.00% in May of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Retail confidence indicator - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Retail confidence indicator reached a record high of 4.20% in February of 2022 and a record low of -9.20% in July of 2024.

This statistic displays the percentage change in sales volume of the retail trade in European countries in 2023. At about ***** and **** percent, respectively, Luxembourg and Ireland had some of the highest rise in sales volume in 2023 compared to the previous year. That said, Turkey took the lead that year with a nearly ** percent increase in retail trade sales volume.