Retail sales volume index, total
Monthly volume of sales in retail trade, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles (NACE Rev. 2 division G47).
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, total in the European Union (27) was 105 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Cyprus had the highest retail sales volume index, total of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 134.7, and Belgium the lowest, at 94. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from January 2000 to August 2026.
Rankings
EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, August 2026
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Greece
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Austria
- Malta
- Croatia
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Which places have the highest retail sales volume index, total? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"retail_sales_volume_index_total","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
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