In the EU, retail trade volume for food, drinks and tobacco decreased 0.4% month-on-month in June 2026, non-food products (excluding automotive fuel) fell 0.3%, while automotive fuel sales in specialised stores rose 1.7%. Among Member States, the largest monthly declines were recorded in Finland (-1.5%), Romania (-1.2%) and Germany (-1.1%), while the strongest increases were seen in Luxembourg (+2.5%), Portugal (+1.7%), and Croatia and Sweden (both +1.5%).

On an annual basis, EU retail trade volume grew 1.2% compared with June 2025, with the highest increases recorded in Luxembourg (+8.3%), Sweden (+7.2%) and Bulgaria (+7.1%). Romania posted the sharpest annual decline (-6.6%), followed by Austria (-0.3%) and Belgium and Germany (both -0.1%). The release also revised upward the previously published May 2026 figures: the EU's monthly change was revised from +0.5% to +0.6%, and the annual change from +1.9% to +2.1%.

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