Retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco
Monthly volume of retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco (NACE Rev. 2 aggregate G47_FOOD).
Eurostat volume of sales: turnover adjusted for price changes, calendar effects and seasonality. Index with the 2021 average equal to 100, not sales in euros or a percentage change. Index levels compare activity with each series own base, not market size between countries. Coverage varies by category and country.
Key facts
- Retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco in the European Union (27) was 98.5 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Malta had the highest retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 129.8, and Estonia the lowest, at 88. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from January 2000 to August 2026.
Rankings
EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, August 2026
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Finland
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Greece
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