overview
Seasonally adjusted retail trade value increased by 0.1% in January 2024 compared to December 2023.
of euro area and, european unionaccording to a first estimate from Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European Union.
Retail trade volume decreased by 0.6% in December 2023. euro area and, european union.
Compared to January 2023, the calendar-adjusted retail sales index decreased by 1.0% in January 2024. euro area and, european union.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and member country
inside euro area Retail trading volume in January 2024 compared to December 2023
-
Food, beverages, and tobacco increased by 1.0%;
-
Non-food (excluding motor fuel) decreased by 0.2%;
-
Specialty auto fuel increased 1.7%.
inside european unionretail transaction volume
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Food, beverages and tobacco increased by 0.8%;
-
Non-food (excluding motor fuel) increased by 0.1%;
-
Automotive fuel in specialty stores increased by 1.2%.
Among the Member States for which data is available, the highest monthly increase in total retail trade volume was recorded in: Luxembourg (+7.6%), Romania (+3.8%) and cyprus (+1.5%). The largest decrease was observed in estonia (-2.6%), Slovakia (-1.0%) and latvia (-0.8%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and member country
inside euro area Retail trading volume in January 2024 compared to January 2023
-
Food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 0.6%;
-
Non-food (excluding motor fuel) decreased by 1.4%;
-
Automotive fuel at specialty stores increased by 0.8%.
inside european unionretail transaction volume
-
Food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 0.2%;
-
Non-food products (excluding motor fuel) decreased by 1.0%;
-
Automotive fuel at specialty stores decreased by 0.4%.
Among the Member States for which data is available, the largest annual decline in total retail trade volume was recorded in: estonia (-6.7%), Belgium (-3.8%) and Finland (-2.9%). The highest increase was observed in Luxembourg (+7.2%), Romania (+6.7%) and Denmark (+5.9%).
table
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retail trading volume Percent change compared to previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
-0.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
|
|
-0.4 |
0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
|
|
-2.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
|
|
-0.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.3 |
|
|
-0.1 |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
0.8 |
|
|
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
-0.9 |
0.1 |
|
|
-2.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
|
|
retail trading volume Percent change compared to previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
-0.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
|
|
-0.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.3 |
|
|
-2.2 |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
1.0 |
-1.9 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-0.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.3 |
|
|
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
c |
|
|
3.5 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
-0.9 |
0.6 |
|
|
-1.1 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
|
|
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
-2.6 |
|
|
1.3 |
-1.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
-0.1 |
|
|
0.2 |
-0.8 |
-2.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
c |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-1.2 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.9 |
-1.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-1.0 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
-0.2 |
1.5 |
|
|
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
-0.8 |
|
|
1.4 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
-1.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
-6.4 |
7.6 |
|
|
-0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
|
|
0.2 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
-1.1 |
-0.2 |
|
|
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
|
|
-0.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
-1.6 |
0.7 |
|
|
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
|
|
-1.8 |
1.0 |
-0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
0.2 |
-0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
-0.4 |
3.8 |
|
|
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
|
|
1.5 |
-1.3 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
-1.0 |
|
|
0.0 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
-1.0 |
-0.2 |
|
|
0.0 |
-1.6 |
2.3 |
-1.1 |
-0.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.1 |
|
|
0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
|
|
retail trading volume Change rate compared to same month last year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
-2.0 |
-3.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-1.0 |
|
|
-2.4 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-0.9 |
-4.1 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
-0.2 |
-1.4 |
|
|
-4.7 |
-5.8 |
-5.5 |
-3.2 |
-3.5 |
0.8 |
|
|
-2.1 |
-3.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-2.4 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
|
|
-0.7 |
-3.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
-1.0 |
|
|
-5.6 |
-6.0 |
-5.2 |
-4.6 |
-5.1 |
-0.4 |
|
|
retail trading volume Change rate compared to same month last year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
-2.0 |
-3.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-1.0 |
|
|
-2.1 |
-3.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-9.3 |
-8.9 |
-4.3 |
-2.6 |
-3.7 |
-3.8 |
|
|
0.2 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
|
|
-2.8 |
-4.3 |
-1.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
c |
|
|
-1.4 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
|
|
-2.3 |
-3.9 |
0.1 |
-1.6 |
-0.8 |
-1.6 |
|
|
-7.5 |
-5.8 |
-5.1 |
-8.5 |
-4.2 |
-6.7 |
|
|
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
-3.3 |
-3.4 |
-6.0 |
-4.2 |
0.7 |
c |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-2.1 |
-3.2 |
-1.9 |
0.5 |
-0.7 |
-1.1 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-3.2 |
-4.7 |
-2.5 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
4.5 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
|
|
-2.7 |
-2.9 |
-0.3 |
-1.4 |
1.2 |
-2.0 |
|
|
-1.0 |
-2.3 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
|
|
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
|
|
-7.0 |
-7.4 |
-6.5 |
-5.3 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
|
|
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
|
|
-0.7 |
-2.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
|
|
-2.4 |
-7.5 |
-3.0 |
-2.0 |
-3.9 |
-2.5 |
|
|
-2.1 |
-0.7 |
0.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.7 |
-2.1 |
|
|
-1.1 |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
|
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
6.7 |
|
|
-6.2 |
-6.2 |
-3.9 |
-5.2 |
-3.7 |
-2.1 |
|
|
-3.9 |
-7.5 |
-1.3 |
-1.7 |
-3.3 |
1.6 |
|
|
-3.8 |
-4.5 |
-2.5 |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
-2.9 |
|
|
-3.9 |
-5.5 |
-0.8 |
-3.4 |
-3.0 |
-2.1 |
|
|
-2.2 |
-2.2 |
-1.1 |
-1.6 |
-0.4 |
-1.2 |
|
|
-2.1 |
-2.9 |
-1.9 |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
|
|
Retail Volume, Calendar and Seasonally Adjusted Index (Base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
98.7 |
98.7 |
99.0 |
99.4 |
98.8 |
98.9 |
|
|
99.0 |
99.0 |
99.4 |
99.8 |
99.1 |
99.4 |
|
|
87.7 |
88.4 |
88.1 |
89.0 |
87.3 |
86.8 |
|
|
105.9 |
106.0 |
106.8 |
107.2 |
106.5 |
106.8 |
|
|
92.1 |
91.7 |
92.1 |
92.8 |
93.0 |
c |
|
|
91.6 |
93.4 |
95.2 |
97.4 |
96.5 |
97.1 |
|
|
95.7 |
95.7 |
96.7 |
96.2 |
95.7 |
95.3 |
|
|
93.1 |
93.1 |
93.1 |
92.2 |
92.4 |
90.0 |
|
|
101.6 |
100.6 |
100.7 |
100.7 |
101.6 |
101.5 |
|
|
100.3 |
99.5 |
97.3 |
98.1 |
101.1 |
c |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
101.1 |
101.4 |
101.1 |
102.0 |
100.9 |
102.1 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
97.9 |
97.4 |
97.8 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
109.8 |
109.9 |
109.8 |
111.0 |
110.8 |
112.5 |
|
|
100.4 |
100.3 |
102.1 |
102.4 |
103.1 |
102.3 |
|
|
99.0 |
98.6 |
98.8 |
99.8 |
99.9 |
101.1 |
|
|
105.8 |
106.8 |
107.6 |
111.7 |
104.6 |
112.5 |
|
|
96.0 |
96.3 |
96.1 |
97.1 |
98.4 |
98.4 |
|
|
113.0 |
112.4 |
112.5 |
113.9 |
112.7 |
112.5 |
|
|
99.5 |
99.5 |
100.3 |
101.0 |
100.5 |
100.8 |
|
|
95.7 |
95.5 |
94.8 |
95.4 |
93.9 |
94.6 |
|
|
107.8 |
107.9 |
108.1 |
107.3 |
106.4 |
106.3 |
|
|
105.6 |
106.7 |
106.1 |
106.6 |
107.1 |
107.1 |
|
|
106.4 |
105.8 |
107.0 |
108.8 |
108.4 |
112.5 |
|
|
97.4 |
98.1 |
98.9 |
99.0 |
98.5 |
97.9 |
|
|
99.8 |
98.5 |
100.2 |
100.2 |
101.9 |
100.9 |
|
|
92.6 |
92.1 |
92.5 |
92.6 |
91.7 |
91.5 |
|
|
93.5 |
92.0 |
94.1 |
93.1 |
92.5 |
93.0 |
|
|
92.1 |
92.2 |
92.5 |
92.9 |
91.9 |
91.8 |
|
|
98.1 |
97.7 |
97.9 |
98.3 |
98.1 |
98.8 |
|
|
Retail Trading Volume, Calendar Adjusted Index (Base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 23rd |
September 23rd |
October 23rd |
November 23rd |
December 23rd |
January 24th |
|
|
101.4 |
95.8 |
100.2 |
102.6 |
115.4 |
93.1 |
|
|
101.5 |
96.4 |
100.6 |
103.2 |
115.4 |
92.9 |
|
|
81.3 |
84.6 |
90.1 |
90.5 |
102.2 |
84.0 |
|
|
110.5 |
107.7 |
110.5 |
113.7 |
118.5 |
98.5 |
|
|
89.0 |
89.8 |
93.4 |
103.3 |
111.1 |
c |
|
|
93.7 |
89.2 |
94.2 |
105.0 |
110.6 |
89.9 |
|
|
92.4 |
92.0 |
98.3 |
102.9 |
106.9 |
87.7 |
|
|
96.3 |
92.9 |
94.6 |
93.4 |
104.8 |
81.2 |
|
|
100.7 |
98.4 |
95.4 |
115.9 |
137.8 |
93.8 |
|
|
109.2 |
101.1 |
98.1 |
98.3 |
110.8 |
c |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
117.5 |
97.8 |
102.0 |
104.2 |
122.9 |
97.1 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
96.5 |
96.0 |
101.1 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
110.8 |
110.2 |
110.9 |
111.7 |
133.1 |
100.9 |
|
|
106.9 |
99.4 |
101.5 |
98.6 |
114.8 |
90.8 |
|
|
105.1 |
98.1 |
100.7 |
99.0 |
112.2 |
90.6 |
|
|
96.0 |
104.8 |
111.1 |
116.0 |
125.5 |
107.0 |
|
|
99.1 |
95.7 |
99.8 |
101.2 |
115.0 |
85.4 |
|
|
115.5 |
110.2 |
114.5 |
120.4 |
126.6 |
101.0 |
|
|
94.8 |
95.0 |
100.9 |
105.5 |
111.7 |
95.9 |
|
|
94.3 |
93.8 |
97.0 |
96.2 |
108.0 |
86.6 |
|
|
108.5 |
108.6 |
110.7 |
108.2 |
122.3 |
96.9 |
|
|
112.6 |
104.5 |
105.2 |
107.5 |
128.4 |
98.4 |
|
|
113.0 |
107.8 |
109.3 |
114.9 |
122.1 |
99.7 |
|
|
97.7 |
99.0 |
101.7 |
100.8 |
109.1 |
89.3 |
|
|
100.0 |
96.6 |
102.6 |
103.8 |
113.5 |
91.6 |
|
|
96.2 |
90.8 |
92.4 |
93.7 |
104.6 |
80.0 |
|
|
94.4 |
88.5 |
94.5 |
97.8 |
103.0 |
82.3 |
|
|
94.3 |
88.7 |
90.8 |
101.0 |
108.0 |
82.6 |
|
|
92.7 |
93.0 |
98.0 |
105.7 |
117.8 |
92.7 |
|
Note to users
Revision and schedule
Previous month's data has been revised compared to that published in the February 6, 2024 news release. The monthly percentage change for December 2023 was revised from -1.1% to -0.6% and from -1.0% to -0.7% in the euro area. % in the EU. The annual rate of change was revised from -0.8% to -0.5% for the euro area and from -0.7% to -0.5% for the EU.
Method and definition
of Retail trade volume index Based on data adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, we measure the trend in retail transaction sales adjusted for price fluctuations (deflation), that is, the trend in the total amount of goods sold.
Seasonally adjusted The Eurozone and EU series are calculated by aggregating seasonally adjusted national data.
Missing observations from member states in recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and EU totals.
Starting with this release, the base year for data has changed from 2018 to 2015. For more information on the reasons for and impact of the base year change, please see the related statistical explanation article.
geographic information
of euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Finland.
of european union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Includes Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
For more information
(See file 2021 Base Year Weights – Euro Indicator Release)
