Eurozone retail sales edged higher in August, partly reversing the previous month's decline, according to figures released by Eurostat on Tuesday.
Source: Sharecast
Seasonally adjusted retail trade volumes rose 0.1% month on month across the eurozone, following a 0.6% fall in July, which was the steepest decline since May 2025.
Non-food sales excluding automotive fuel increased 0.5% on the month, while sales of food, drinks and tobacco rose 0.1%. Automotive fuel sales at specialist retailers fell 1.9%.
Among eurozone countries with available data, Germany recorded the strongest monthly increase, up 1.3%, followed by Slovenia, up 1.1%, while Estonia and Slovakia both rose 0.9%.
At the other end of the scale, retail sales in Luxembourg slumped 9.4%, while Malta fell 1.9%, Latvia declined 1.4% and France was down 1.1%.
On an annual basis, calendar-adjusted retail sales across the eurozone were 0.8% higher than in August 2025, accelerating from growth of 0.4% in July.
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