EU countries by retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel, August 2026

Luxembourg had the highest retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 182.4. Estonia had the lowest, at 93.8. The median was 114.9 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 111.1. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest182.4Luxembourg

Lowest93.8Estonia

Median114.926 EU countries

European Union (27)111.1History

Map of EU countries, August 2026

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index, August 2026. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, August 2026

index. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	August 2026 index	Change on August 2025
1	Luxembourg	182.4	+12
2	Cyprus	148.6	+14.2
3	Bulgaria Provisional	137.3	+7.6
4	Lithuania Provisional	136.8	+11.6
5	Portugal	135.3	+8.1
6	Croatia	129.5	+3.8
7	Romania Provisional	125.2	+0.3
8	Spain Provisional	124.2	+3.2
9	Ireland Provisional	123.9	+4.9
10	Malta	123.1	-3.6
11	Latvia	121.5	+4.6
12	Poland Provisional	120.7	+3.8
13	France Estimated	115.8	+3.1
14	Denmark	114.1	+10.3
15	Netherlands Provisional	113.8	+3.3
16	Hungary Provisional	113.4	+5.1
17	Slovakia Provisional	109.4	-0.5
18	Czechia	109	+7.5
19	Slovenia Provisional	108.3	+4.4
20	Sweden Provisional	104.8	+7.9
21	Germany Provisional	104	-0.8
22	Belgium Provisional	99.2	+0.9
23	Italy	98.4	+0.3
24	Austria Provisional	96	-0.3
25	Finland	95	+3.7
26	Estonia	93.8	+7

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About this ranking

Monthly volume of retail sales of non-food products excluding automotive fuel (NACE Rev. 2 aggregate G47_NFOOD_X_G473).

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for August 2026 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m) (EU countries by retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel, 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table

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Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel, 2026-08. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-non-food/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). EU countries by retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel, 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-non-food/eu-countries.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-non-food/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel?

Luxembourg, with 182.4 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest retail sales volume index, non-food excluding fuel?

Estonia, with 93.8 in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Retail volume of sales, G47_NFOOD_X_G473, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for August 2026 and are not ranked.