What European country reported the largest annual increase in retail sales in November 2025?

Cyprus reported the biggest annual increase in retail sales volumes in the European Union in November 2025, posting a 8.5% gain, new data from Eurostat has revealed.

Other EU member states to report a notable increase in retail sales volumes for the month included Portugal, up 6.5%, Denmark, which rose 6.2%, and Spain, which saw a 6.1% increase.

Several countries also saw retail sales volumes decline compared to the same month a year ago, with Romania (-4.6%) seeing the biggest monthly decline, followed by Slovakia (-2.8%) and Austria (-2.2%).

Retail trade across Europe

At a European level, retail trade volumes were 2.3% higher in the European Union in November 2025 compared to the same period a year earlier. In the euro area, the year-on-year increase also stood at 2.3%.

On a segment by segment basis, food drinks and tobacco saw a 0.8% increase in volumes in November, compared to the same month a year earlier, while non-food products (except automotive fuel) was up 3.6% and automotive fuel in specialised stores rose by 2.0%.

On a month-on-month basis, meanwhile, retail trade volumes rose by 0.2% in the EU and by the same amount in the euro area, continuing a pattern of modest month-on-month increases seen during most of 2025.

Luxembourg recorded the largest month-on-month increase in total retail trade volume, Eurostat’s data showed, with sales 5.8% higher than they were in November, followed by Portugal (2.2%) and Denmark (1.9%). At the other end of the scale, Croatia posted a month-on-month decline of 2.2%, while Belgium and Slovakia recorded decreases of 1.6% and 1.5% respectively.

No data was available for Czechia, Ireland and Greece. Read more here.

Annual Increase/Decrease in Retail Sales Volumes by EU Member State, November 2025 (%)

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