Euro Area Retail Sales Mom

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

Units In

-0.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 09, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 4 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
19 May 2020	-11.5 Apr 2020	0.07 %	1995-2025	Eurostat

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).

Latest Updates

Eurozone retail sales were flat in October 2025, following a modestly revised 0.1% increase in September and falling short of expectations for a 0.1% rise. Gains in food, drinks and tobacco sales (+0.3% vs. –0.2% in September) and automotive fuel (+0.3% vs. 0.0%) were offset by weaker non-food purchases, which slipped 0.2% after holding steady a month earlier. On an annual basis, however, retail activity showed more momentum: sales rose 1.5%, up from 1.2% in September and slightly above the expected 1.3% increase.