Volume of retail trade down by 0.5% in both the euro area and the EU
Overview
In December 2025, compared with November 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.5% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2025, retail trade volume grew by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU.
In December 2025, compared with December 2024, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.7% in the EU.
The annual average level of retail trade volume for the year 2025, compared with 2024, increased by 2.3% in both the euro area and the EU.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in December 2025, compared with November 2025, the volume of retail trade
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.1%,
decreased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 1.2%,
remained stable for automotive fuel in specialised stores.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
decreased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.1%,
decreased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.9%,
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.1%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Portugal (-3.1%), Sweden (-1.9%) and Denmark (-1.6%). The highest increases were observed in Luxembourg (+7.0%), Slovakia (+3.1%) and Croatia (+1.8%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in December 2025, compared with December 2024, the volume of retail trade
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.2%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 1.6%,
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.9%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.8%,
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 2.0%,
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 2.4%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Cyprus (+8.2%), Bulgaria (+7.7%) and Luxembourg (+6.2%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovakia (-5.1%), Romania (-2.1%) and Estonia (-1.0%).
Tables
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
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Total retail trade |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
-0.8 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
-1.2 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
-1.3 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
EU |
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Total retail trade |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
-0.9 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
* 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
Euro area 21 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
EU |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
Belgium |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
-1.3 |
-1.6 |
0.8 |
Bulgaria |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
Czechia |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
c |
Denmark |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
-1.6 |
Germany |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
Estonia |
-2.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
-1.4 |
-0.2 |
Ireland |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
Greece |
-1.4 |
0.1 |
-2.0 |
2.6 |
-1.0 |
c |
Spain |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
-0.9 |
France |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
-1.4 |
Croatia |
-2.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
-0.6 |
1.8 |
Italy |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
Cyprus |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
Latvia |
1.2 |
0.9 |
-0.4 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
Lithuania |
1.1 |
1.3 |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
Luxembourg |
4.2 |
-12.8 |
9.9 |
-1.6 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
Hungary |
-0.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Malta |
-0.2 |
-0.9 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
Netherlands |
0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
-0.7 |
Austria |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
1.5 |
Poland |
0.4 |
-1.2 |
0.5 |
-0.2 |
-0.9 |
0.6 |
Portugal |
-0.2 |
-0.9 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
2.4 |
-3.1 |
Romania |
-0.7 |
-4.0 |
1.1 |
-1.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
Slovenia |
-1.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
Slovakia |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
-0.1 |
-1.4 |
3.1 |
Finland |
1.2 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
-0.2 |
Sweden |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
2.1 |
-1.9 |
Norway |
0.6 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
-0.7 |
Switzerland |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
* 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
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Total retail trade |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
4.0 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
EU |
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Total retail trade |
2.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
Food, drinks, tobacco |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
4.1 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
3.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
* 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
Euro area 21 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
EU |
2.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
Belgium |
1.2 |
1.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Bulgaria |
6.0 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
Czechia |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
c |
Denmark |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
Germany |
3.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
Estonia |
0.6 |
-1.2 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
-1.0 |
Ireland |
2.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
-0.7 |
Greece |
2.2 |
3.8 |
-1.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
c |
Spain |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
France |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
Croatia |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
Italy |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
-1.7 |
-0.1 |
1.6 |
-0.6 |
Cyprus |
8.5 |
9.4 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
Latvia |
2.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
Lithuania |
4.7 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
Luxembourg |
16.0 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
9.6 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
Hungary |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
Malta |
5.6 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
Netherlands |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
Austria |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
-2.3 |
-0.2 |
Poland |
2.7 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
Portugal |
6.1 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
Romania |
4.8 |
-3.8 |
-2.0 |
-4.8 |
-4.5 |
-2.1 |
Slovenia |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
Slovakia |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
-2.8 |
-5.1 |
Finland |
0.2 |
-1.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
Sweden |
2.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
Norway |
5.0 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
Switzerland |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
* 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
103.1 |
103.0 |
103.3 |
103.6 |
103.7 |
103.2 |
Euro area 21 |
103.2 |
103.2 |
103.4 |
103.8 |
103.9 |
103.4 |
EU |
103.6 |
103.5 |
103.8 |
104.0 |
104.2 |
103.7 |
Belgium |
93.7 |
94.1 |
94.4 |
93.2 |
91.7 |
92.4 |
Bulgaria |
119.0 |
119.2 |
120.7 |
121.3 |
121.6 |
123.6 |
Czechia |
99.3 |
99.8 |
99.7 |
100.0 |
100.8 |
c |
Denmark |
96.8 |
97.2 |
97.5 |
98.1 |
100.6 |
99.0 |
Germany |
100.4 |
100.0 |
100.5 |
100.9 |
100.4 |
100.5 |
Estonia |
91.5 |
91.5 |
92.9 |
94.3 |
93.0 |
92.8 |
Ireland |
111.1 |
110.4 |
111.1 |
110.6 |
110.6 |
110.2 |
Greece |
100.2 |
100.3 |
98.3 |
100.9 |
99.9 |
c |
Spain |
111.4 |
111.9 |
112.4 |
112.4 |
113.6 |
112.6 |
France |
106.3 |
106.8 |
106.9 |
107.5 |
107.8 |
106.3 |
Croatia |
115.3 |
116.2 |
117.2 |
118.3 |
117.6 |
119.7 |
Italy |
97.8 |
97.6 |
97.4 |
97.8 |
98.1 |
97.6 |
Cyprus |
124.5 |
126.4 |
126.6 |
127.4 |
128.6 |
128.8 |
Latvia |
104.1 |
105.0 |
104.6 |
106.1 |
106.2 |
105.3 |
Lithuania |
108.7 |
110.1 |
109.2 |
109.4 |
110.4 |
110.8 |
Luxembourg |
144.1 |
125.7 |
138.2 |
136.0 |
138.1 |
147.7 |
Hungary |
101.8 |
102.6 |
102.6 |
103.2 |
103.3 |
103.4 |
Malta |
123.0 |
121.9 |
124.3 |
125.0 |
124.8 |
125.8 |
Netherlands |
101.7 |
101.8 |
101.4 |
101.7 |
102.5 |
101.8 |
Austria |
97.1 |
96.6 |
97.3 |
96.7 |
95.9 |
97.3 |
Poland |
111.5 |
110.2 |
110.7 |
110.5 |
109.5 |
110.2 |
Portugal |
116.9 |
115.8 |
116.6 |
116.4 |
119.2 |
115.5 |
Romania |
118.3 |
113.6 |
114.9 |
113.6 |
113.8 |
114.5 |
Slovenia |
99.6 |
99.6 |
99.7 |
100.8 |
100.4 |
100.4 |
Slovakia |
102.6 |
102.3 |
103.7 |
103.6 |
102.2 |
105.4 |
Finland |
92.2 |
91.8 |
91.9 |
92.7 |
93.6 |
93.4 |
Sweden |
96.1 |
97.2 |
97.6 |
97.4 |
99.4 |
97.5 |
Norway |
96.4 |
96.5 |
96.1 |
96.2 |
97.4 |
96.7 |
Switzerland |
101.1 |
101.0 |
101.8 |
101.9 |
101.8 |
102.9 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
Nov-25 |
Dec-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
101.9 |
106.0 |
100.7 |
104.9 |
107.2 |
120.8 |
Euro area 21 |
102.1 |
106.1 |
100.9 |
105.0 |
107.4 |
121.0 |
EU |
102.9 |
106.1 |
101.2 |
105.4 |
108.0 |
121.1 |
Belgium |
94.2 |
88.4 |
90.6 |
95.0 |
92.8 |
108.2 |
Bulgaria |
125.7 |
123.9 |
122.0 |
126.4 |
127.5 |
140.5 |
Czechia |
97.0 |
97.2 |
95.6 |
101.9 |
114.4 |
c |
Denmark |
95.2 |
98.5 |
92.3 |
95.9 |
108.9 |
115.1 |
Germany |
101.3 |
96.2 |
97.3 |
102.7 |
108.1 |
112.1 |
Estonia |
94.5 |
92.7 |
91.6 |
96.8 |
93.4 |
104.9 |
Ireland |
101.6 |
103.5 |
104.9 |
103.6 |
129.7 |
160.6 |
Greece |
106.0 |
107.6 |
98.9 |
100.7 |
99.7 |
c |
Spain |
120.3 |
111.4 |
110.6 |
111.8 |
113.8 |
131.0 |
France |
88.0 |
125.7 |
103.6 |
108.1 |
109.3 |
129.7 |
Croatia |
141.2 |
139.6 |
122.4 |
117.5 |
107.1 |
124.8 |
Italy |
105.9 |
96.1 |
96.8 |
102.0 |
100.7 |
118.7 |
Cyprus |
131.3 |
126.9 |
125.7 |
126.0 |
132.4 |
156.7 |
Latvia |
109.0 |
112.5 |
102.9 |
106.8 |
105.1 |
118.9 |
Lithuania |
113.2 |
116.4 |
107.8 |
111.0 |
109.8 |
125.4 |
Luxembourg |
149.4 |
124.0 |
144.3 |
149.0 |
147.1 |
159.8 |
Hungary |
104.1 |
105.5 |
100.5 |
106.8 |
108.5 |
122.1 |
Malta |
131.8 |
129.7 |
121.1 |
130.5 |
133.0 |
142.8 |
Netherlands |
104.2 |
97.0 |
96.9 |
102.2 |
107.2 |
112.3 |
Austria |
98.8 |
94.9 |
96.3 |
98.9 |
96.7 |
111.9 |
Poland |
112.0 |
110.7 |
109.5 |
115.7 |
111.0 |
127.2 |
Portugal |
124.6 |
123.5 |
114.0 |
115.1 |
120.6 |
138.8 |
Romania |
124.4 |
118.1 |
116.6 |
114.7 |
119.3 |
126.9 |
Slovenia |
102.6 |
99.5 |
99.3 |
103.5 |
102.4 |
110.4 |
Slovakia |
102.6 |
100.6 |
102.0 |
107.9 |
105.9 |
118.9 |
Finland |
98.4 |
95.7 |
89.4 |
92.1 |
94.3 |
108.0 |
Sweden |
98.9 |
98.9 |
93.7 |
96.8 |
105.1 |
108.9 |
Norway |
96.0 |
99.2 |
91.7 |
93.9 |
106.5 |
112.4 |
Switzerland |
100.3 |
95.3 |
96.8 |
101.9 |
109.2 |
124.4 |
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 9 January 2026, the monthly percentage change for November 2025 has been revised from +0.2% to +0.1% in the euro area and remained at +0.2% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +2.3% to +2.4% in the euro area and from +2.3% to +2.5% in 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
Up to 31 December 2025, the euro area included Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland (EA20). From 1 January 2026, the euro area also includes Bulgaria (EA21).
The aggregate data series commented on in this Euro indicator release refer to the official composition of the euro area in the most recent month for which data are available. Thus, Euro indicator releases with data for months up to December 2025 comment on EA20 series, while releases with data for January 2026 onwards will comment on EA21 series.
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
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(See file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)
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