In January-June 2026 period compared to January-June 2025 period, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally decreased by 5.6% in unadjusted data due to drops in sales of non-food products (-7.3%), sales of food products, beverages and tobacco (-4.2%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-4.0%).
In January-June 2026 period compared to January-June 2025 period, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally fell by 5.7% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to drops in sales of non-food products (-7.5%), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-4.3%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-2.6%).
In June 2026 versus June 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally plunged by 5.7% in unadjusted data due to decreases in fuel sales in specialized stores (-8.6%), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-6.3%) and sales of non-food products (-4.1%).
In June 2026 versus June 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally shrank by 7.3% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to declines in sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-7.3%), sales of non-food products (-6.4%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-5.8%).
In June 2026 versus May 2026, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally inched 0.5% higher in unadjusted data due to increases in fuel sales in specialized stores (+6.6%) and sales of non-food products (+0.8%). Sales of food, beverages and tobacco fell by 3.1%.
In June 2026 versus May 2026, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally dropped by 1.2% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to declines in sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-2.3%), fuel sales in specialized stores (-0.9%) and sales of non-food products (-0.4%).