Latest reading: Retail sales grew 0.5% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in July (June: +0.9% mom), in line with market...
Retail Sales in Spain
The Spanish economy recorded an average growth rate of 1.6% in retail sales over the decade to 2024, above Euro Area's average of 1.4%. In 2024, Spain's retail sales growth was 1.8%.
Spain Retail Chart
Note: This chart displays Retail Sales (ann. var. %) for Spain from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Spain Retail Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (ann. var. %) | -6.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
Retail sales growth stabilizes in September
Latest reading: Retail sales were up 0.5% in working day and seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in September, stable from the previous month's reading. Relative to the previous month's data, the reading for single retail stores improved in September (+0.7% in working day and seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms vs +0.1% in August). In contrast, readings softened for large chain stores (+1.0% vs +1.1% in August) and small chain stores (-1.0% vs +1.8% in August). On a year-on-year basis, retail sales rose 4.2% in September, following a 4.7% rise in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Spanish retail projections for the next ten years from a panel of 3 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable retail forecast available for Spanish retail.
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