Euro area retail trade volume fell -0.5% MoM in July 2025, reversing June’s +0.6% gain, but was up +2.2% YoY, showing steady annual growth despite monthly weakness.

• EU retail trade volume declined -0.4% MoM, while rising +2.4% YoY, broadly in line with euro area trends.

• In the euro area, food, drinks, and tobacco sales dropped -1.1% MoM, while non-food products rose +0.2% MoM; automotive fuel declined -1.7% MoM.

• Across Member States, Croatia (-4.0% MoM), Estonia (-2.0%), and Germany (-1.5%) recorded the largest declines, while Lithuania (+1.5%), Latvia (+1.4%), and the Netherlands (+1.1%) posted the strongest gains.

• On a YoY basis, euro area sales of non-food products rose +3.1%, food, drinks, and tobacco increased +0.9%, and automotive fuel gained +2.3%.

• Cyprus (+8.5% YoY), Portugal (+6.1%), and Bulgaria (+6.0%) led annual growth, while Slovenia (-0.7%) was the only Member State to record a decline.