Retail sales Y-on-Y by country: the latest data

Definition: The retail sales Y-on-Y is an aggregated measure of the sales of retail goods over a stated period. Because retail sales are a measure of consumer demand for finished goods, they are a leading macroeconomic indicator of the pulse of an economy and its projected path toward expansion or contraction. Retail sales Y-on-Y is calculated as the percent change in the Retail sales index from the same month the previous year. The Retail sales Y-on-Y measures only volume changes, i.e. price level changes are excluded.

Countries	Latest available value	Reference date	Value 3 months ago	Value 12 months ago
Albania	4.46	Jun / 2023	4.63	4.67
Armenia	20.40	Jul / 2023	28.90	21.30
Australia	-1.36	Q2 / 2023	0.29	5.47
Austria	-0.19	Jul / 2023	-5.56	-4.19
Belarus	11.20	Aug / 2023	13.50	-5.30
Belgium	-4.97	Jul / 2023	-7.22	-2.24
Benin	5.43	Q1 / 2023	6.30	6.82
Bermuda	-6.82	Apr / 2023	0.12	16.07
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.09	Jul / 2023	15.48	9.83
Brazil	6.60	Jul / 2023	2.60	-6.90
Brunei	-5.07	Mar / 2023	-6.39	0.00
Bulgaria	2.82	Jul / 2023	0.63	0.57
Burkina Faso	5.34	Q1 / 2023	1.66	1.76
Canada	-0.59	Jun / 2023	2.13	11.56
Chile	-10.06	Jul / 2023	-10.64	-11.34
China	2.50	Jul / 2023	18.40	3.10
Colombia	-6.36	Jul / 2023	-5.40	7.09
Croatia	-0.99	Jul / 2023	-0.57	-0.82
Cyprus	8.10	Jul / 2023	8.89	0.31
Czechia	-2.51	Jul / 2023	-7.89	-8.49
Denmark	-4.10	Jul / 2023	-4.21	-7.43
Estonia	-8.81	Jul / 2023	-9.81	0.46
Euro area	-0.88	Jul / 2023	-2.61	-0.53
Finland	-1.07	Jul / 2023	-2.79	-5.41
France	-0.16	Jul / 2023	-3.78	0.90
Germany	-2.33	Jul / 2023	-3.86	-1.28
Greece	-6.82	Jun / 2023	-8.18	-1.91
Guinea-Bissau	7.11	Q1 / 2023	6.68	6.78
Hong Kong	14.04	Jul / 2023	13.13	1.04
Hungary	-7.87	Jul / 2023	-12.04	3.90
Indonesia	6.27	Jul / 2023	1.54	6.19
Ireland	0.61	Jul / 2023	0.15	-4.03
Israel	5.06	Jun / 2023	4.42	0.63
Italy	-3.38	Jul / 2023	-2.49	-1.27
Ivory Coast	10.74	Q1 / 2023	10.39	10.13
Japan	6.80	Jul / 2023	5.10	2.40
Kazakhstan	1.30	Aug / 2023	5.40	5.60
Kyrgyzstan	12.40	Jul / 2023	11.50	-2.50
Latvia	-2.37	Jul / 2023	-3.21	-0.16
Lithuania	-1.04	Jul / 2023	-2.79	-4.49
Luxembourg	6.36	Jul / 2023	3.20	0.00
Macao	59.32	Q2 / 2023	28.66	-36.17
North Macedonia	-3.79	Jul / 2023	-4.57	-3.13
Malaysia	2.69	Jul / 2023	10.04	31.61
Mali	10.45	Q1 / 2023	15.23	12.05
Malta	3.22	Jul / 2023	2.23	11.40
Mexico	5.24	Jun / 2023	1.77	7.79
Moldova	-5.60	Dec / 2022	-5.10	0.70
Montenegro	11.76	Jul / 2023	10.36	10.03
Mozambique	14.19	Mar / 2023	28.60	26.42
Netherlands	-3.15	Jul / 2023	-4.32	-1.10
New Zealand	-3.50	Q2 / 2023	-4.10	-3.70
Niger	26.94	Q1 / 2023	23.16	13.61
Norway	-1.08	Jul / 2023	-4.84	-10.06
Poland	-0.66	Jul / 2023	-1.98	5.86
Portugal	3.65	Jul / 2023	2.54	5.20
Romania	1.20	Jul / 2023	-0.47	3.66
Russia	5.40	Dec / 2021	5.80	-2.20
Senegal	31.83	Q1 / 2023	23.22	17.49
Serbia	-3.31	Jul / 2023	-5.15	5.80
Singapore	-6.58	Jul / 2023	-6.49	9.61
Slovakia	-4.51	Jul / 2023	-9.53	1.86
Slovenia	-16.02	Jul / 2023	-8.73	24.27
South Africa	-1.80	Jul / 2023	-2.60	8.90
South Korea	-2.52	Dec / 2022	-0.90	6.89
Spain	8.65	Jul / 2023	7.37	-0.86
Sweden	-3.54	Jul / 2023	-7.01	-1.82
Switzerland	-1.84	Jul / 2023	-3.57	2.84
Taiwan	4.69	Jul / 2023	5.64	13.44
Thailand	-1.03	Jun / 2023	0.76	12.85
Togo	17.58	Q1 / 2023	34.05	8.95
Turkey	31.12	Jul / 2023	27.00	3.51
USA	-1.17	Aug / 2023	-2.05	1.14
Ukraine	18.00	Jan / 2022	5.70	3.50
United Kingdom	-3.18	Jul / 2023	-3.64	-3.92
Vietnam	4.62	Aug / 2023	8.71	42.60