Overview
In March 2024, compared with February 2024, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In February 2024, retail trade volume fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU.
In March 2024 compared with March 2023, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 0.7% the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2024, compared with February 2024, the volume of retail trade
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increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.2%,
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remained stable for non-food products (except automotive fuel),
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increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 2.0%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
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increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.8%,
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increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.5%,
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increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 1.5%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Poland (+7.3%), Cyprus (+4.8%) and Hungary (+2.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Sweden (-1.8%), Malta (-1.0%) and Austria (-0.8%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2024, compared with March 2023, the volume of retail trade
-
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.1%,
-
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.8%,
-
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.6%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
-
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 1.0%,
-
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 3.0%,
-
decreased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.5%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Poland (+14.8%), Luxembourg (+10.3%) and Croatia (+8.9%). The largest decreases were observed in Belgium (-4.6%), Estonia (-2.3%) and Austria (-2.0%).
Tables
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Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.4 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
0.8 |
|
|
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
0.5 |
-0.5 |
1.2 |
|
|
0.8 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
|
0.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
-0.9 |
2.0 |
|
|
0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
0.9 |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
|
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
|
|
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.4 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
0.8 |
|
|
0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
-0.5 |
0.9 |
-1.9 |
-0.7 |
-1.9 |
0.5 |
|
|
0.8 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
|
|
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
-0.9 |
c |
|
|
0.1 |
1.0 |
-0.3 |
-1.6 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
1.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-1.6 |
1.8 |
|
|
0.1 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
-2.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
|
|
-0.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
-2.2 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
-4.3 |
-3.8 |
c |
|
|
0.5 |
1.2 |
-0.8 |
-0.5 |
0.5 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-0.1 |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
|
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
-1.2 |
4.8 |
|
|
2.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
-1.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
|
|
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
|
|
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
-3.0 |
0.9 |
|
|
-0.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
2.0 |
|
|
0.1 |
1.2 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
-1.0 |
|
|
0.2 |
0.7 |
-0.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
-0.4 |
|
|
-0.8 |
0.7 |
-1.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
-0.8 |
|
|
0.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
1.4 |
7.3 |
|
|
-0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
|
|
1.1 |
1.7 |
-0.4 |
4.6 |
c |
c |
|
|
1.0 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
-1.3 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
|
|
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
-1.1 |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
|
2.3 |
-1.2 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
-1.8 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.4 |
-1.0 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
|
0.1 |
0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
|
|
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
|
|
-1.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
1.1 |
|
|
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
-5.4 |
-3.1 |
-3.6 |
0.7 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
|
|
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
0.2 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
0.3 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
|
|
-5.0 |
-4.5 |
-5.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
|
|
Volume of retail trade % change compared with the same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
|
|
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
-4.3 |
-2.6 |
-3.7 |
-3.8 |
-6.8 |
-4.6 |
|
|
3.4 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
|
|
-1.8 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
c |
|
|
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
|
|
0.1 |
-1.6 |
-0.7 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
0.2 |
|
|
-5.1 |
-8.5 |
-4.3 |
-6.7 |
-3.5 |
-2.3 |
|
|
0.5 |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
-6.1 |
-4.3 |
0.8 |
-9.6 |
-9.8 |
c |
|
|
2.2 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
|
|
-2.4 |
0.3 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
|
|
6.0 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
|
|
-2.5 |
-2.3 |
-2.3 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
6.7 |
|
|
0.2 |
-0.5 |
1.2 |
-1.6 |
-0.3 |
2.8 |
|
|
-0.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
-0.7 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
|
|
9.1 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
13.4 |
8.6 |
10.3 |
|
|
-6.5 |
-5.5 |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
|
|
0.6 |
5.4 |
-0.4 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
-1.2 |
|
|
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
|
|
-3.0 |
-2.0 |
-3.9 |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
-2.0 |
|
|
0.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.7 |
-2.1 |
1.1 |
14.8 |
|
|
-0.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
|
0.8 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
c |
c |
|
|
-3.8 |
-5.1 |
-3.3 |
-1.8 |
-3.9 |
-0.5 |
|
|
-1.3 |
-1.7 |
-3.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
|
|
-2.7 |
-2.5 |
-1.6 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
-0.3 |
|
|
-0.8 |
-3.5 |
-3.0 |
-3.0 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
|
|
-1.1 |
-1.5 |
-0.3 |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
|
|
-2.0 |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
|
|
Volume of retail trade, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
98.8 |
99.2 |
98.7 |
98.9 |
98.6 |
99.4 |
|
|
99.2 |
99.5 |
99.1 |
99.3 |
99.2 |
100.4 |
|
|
87.9 |
88.7 |
87.0 |
86.4 |
84.8 |
85.2 |
|
|
106.8 |
107.2 |
106.5 |
107.4 |
107.8 |
107.1 |
|
|
92.3 |
92.7 |
92.8 |
94.0 |
93.2 |
c |
|
|
93.6 |
94.5 |
94.2 |
92.7 |
94.1 |
94.7 |
|
|
96.7 |
96.1 |
95.8 |
95.7 |
94.2 |
95.9 |
|
|
93.3 |
92.4 |
92.6 |
90.5 |
91.5 |
92.0 |
|
|
100.4 |
100.5 |
101.7 |
101.7 |
101.9 |
101.9 |
|
|
96.9 |
97.9 |
100.0 |
95.7 |
92.1 |
c |
|
|
104.8 |
106.1 |
105.2 |
104.7 |
105.2 |
104.6 |
|
|
100.6 |
101.7 |
101.0 |
101.9 |
102.3 |
103.4 |
|
|
107.2 |
108.2 |
108.9 |
109.7 |
111.0 |
110.9 |
|
|
97.7 |
97.9 |
97.2 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
109.6 |
110.6 |
110.8 |
112.3 |
111.0 |
116.3 |
|
|
102.6 |
103.0 |
103.6 |
102.1 |
102.5 |
103.5 |
|
|
98.8 |
99.8 |
99.9 |
100.7 |
101.5 |
102.7 |
|
|
106.3 |
108.3 |
111.4 |
115.2 |
111.7 |
112.7 |
|
|
96.3 |
97.2 |
98.7 |
98.8 |
98.5 |
100.5 |
|
|
112.6 |
114.0 |
112.6 |
112.6 |
113.3 |
112.2 |
|
|
99.7 |
100.4 |
100.0 |
101.4 |
102.1 |
101.7 |
|
|
94.8 |
95.5 |
93.9 |
94.8 |
95.1 |
94.3 |
|
|
108.1 |
107.3 |
106.4 |
106.3 |
107.8 |
115.7 |
|
|
106.1 |
106.6 |
106.9 |
106.7 |
106.6 |
106.6 |
|
|
107.0 |
108.8 |
108.4 |
113.4 |
c |
c |
|
|
99.2 |
99.5 |
99.2 |
97.9 |
97.9 |
99.8 |
|
|
100.1 |
100.1 |
101.8 |
100.7 |
101.5 |
100.9 |
|
|
92.5 |
92.5 |
91.7 |
91.9 |
92.0 |
92.2 |
|
|
94.2 |
93.1 |
92.6 |
92.8 |
95.4 |
93.7 |
|
|
92.5 |
92.9 |
92.0 |
91.9 |
92.1 |
92.4 |
|
|
97.9 |
98.4 |
98.2 |
99.0 |
99.1 |
98.7 |
|
|
Volume of retail trade, calendar adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct-23 |
Nov-23 |
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
|
|
99.9 |
102.2 |
115.3 |
93.0 |
87.7 |
97.9 |
|
|
100.4 |
102.8 |
115.4 |
92.6 |
87.9 |
99.1 |
|
|
90.1 |
90.5 |
102.2 |
84.0 |
74.8 |
84.5 |
|
|
110.5 |
113.7 |
118.5 |
98.5 |
96.5 |
104.3 |
|
|
94.7 |
105.0 |
114.5 |
85.1 |
80.6 |
c |
|
|
92.0 |
101.2 |
109.0 |
85.4 |
82.0 |
93.0 |
|
|
98.3 |
102.9 |
107.0 |
88.1 |
85.0 |
97.6 |
|
|
94.6 |
93.4 |
104.7 |
81.2 |
77.6 |
90.8 |
|
|
95.4 |
115.9 |
137.8 |
94.3 |
95.1 |
92.8 |
|
|
98.1 |
98.3 |
111.0 |
85.5 |
88.8 |
c |
|
|
103.8 |
106.1 |
121.9 |
104.1 |
92.0 |
101.1 |
|
|
101.3 |
103.0 |
122.8 |
97.6 |
90.7 |
101.1 |
|
|
105.8 |
98.9 |
111.8 |
89.2 |
88.8 |
102.6 |
|
|
101.1 |
99.8 |
117.8 |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
110.7 |
112.4 |
133.9 |
101.4 |
97.6 |
110.5 |
|
|
101.8 |
99.4 |
115.1 |
91.2 |
87.9 |
101.1 |
|
|
100.7 |
99.0 |
112.2 |
90.0 |
87.3 |
100.5 |
|
|
108.9 |
110.7 |
129.9 |
112.2 |
101.4 |
116.1 |
|
|
99.6 |
102.1 |
116.9 |
85.6 |
85.2 |
98.4 |
|
|
114.4 |
120.7 |
126.4 |
101.8 |
99.7 |
107.5 |
|
|
100.3 |
104.8 |
110.7 |
95.9 |
89.3 |
101.0 |
|
|
97.0 |
96.2 |
108.0 |
86.8 |
85.6 |
96.7 |
|
|
110.7 |
108.2 |
122.3 |
96.9 |
95.7 |
118.5 |
|
|
105.2 |
107.5 |
128.1 |
98.0 |
92.1 |
102.2 |
|
|
109.3 |
114.9 |
122.1 |
100.4 |
c |
c |
|
|
101.7 |
100.9 |
109.6 |
89.6 |
85.6 |
101.3 |
|
|
102.6 |
103.8 |
113.5 |
91.6 |
92.9 |
102.8 |
|
|
92.2 |
93.3 |
104.2 |
80.5 |
77.0 |
87.8 |
|
|
94.5 |
97.7 |
103.0 |
81.6 |
80.7 |
91.9 |
|
|
90.8 |
101.1 |
108.0 |
82.7 |
77.7 |
88.1 |
|
|
97.9 |
105.7 |
117.8 |
92.8 |
88.1 |
99.7 |
|
Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release of 5 April 2024. The monthly percentage change for February 2024 has been revised from -0.5% to -0.3% in the euro area and from -0.4% to -0.1% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from -0.7% to -0.5% in the euro area and from -0.2% to 0.0% 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.
Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.
Starting with reference period January 2024, the base year of the data has been changed to 2021, since 2018 the base year had been 2015. More information on the reasons for and impact of the base year change can be found in the related Statistics Explained article.
Geographical information
The 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.
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