Colombia Retail Sales YoY

Retail sales in Colombia rose 10% year-on-year in October 2025, below forecasts of 12%, and easing from a 14.4% increase in September. Still, all nineteen merchandise categories recorded positive real sales growth. The largest contributions to the annual increase came from personal and household IT and telecommunications equipment (48%), motor vehicles and motorcycles mainly for household use (20.7%), and other motor vehicles and motorcycles (17%). Strong gains were also reported for audio and video equipment (30.9%), household appliances and furniture (17.7%), hardware, glass, and paints (15.4%), and groceries (2.7%). In year-to-date terms, retail sales were up 12.3%.