Euro area retail trade volume rose +0.1% MoM in August 2025 (after -0.4% MoM in July) and was up +1.0% YoY, indicating a modest rebound from the prior month’s weakness.

• EU retail trade was flat MoM but up +1.1% YoY, showing steady annual growth despite monthly stagnation.

• In the euro area, food, drinks, and tobacco sales rose +0.3% MoM, while non-food products fell -0.1% and automotive fuel increased +0.4%.

• Across the EU, sector trends were similar: food, drinks, and tobacco up +0.2%, non-food down -0.1%, and fuel up +0.3%.

• The largest MoM increases were in Lithuania (+1.7%), Cyprus and Malta (both +1.5%), and Sweden (+1.1%); the steepest declines were in Romania (-4.0%), Poland (-0.8%), and Luxembourg and Portugal (both -0.7%).

• On a YoY basis, euro area non-food sales rose +1.9%, fuel gained +0.8%, and food, drinks, tobacco edged up +0.1%.

• In the EU, non-food products increased +2.3% YoY, fuel rose +1.6%, and food sales slipped -0.1%.

• The strongest annual growth was in Cyprus (+9.4%), Malta (+9.2%), and Luxembourg (+7.3%), while Romania (-3.8%), France (-1.4%), and Finland (-1.2%) recorded declines.