Spanien - Detailhandel (Annual)

Retail sales in Spain went up 2.6 percent year-on-year in October of 2019, below a 3.4 percent increase in September and market expectations of a 3.3 percent gain. Yet, it is the smallest annual rise in sales in four months amid a slowdown in sales of food (1 percent vs 1.2 percent in September), household equipment (0.1 percent vs 2.1 percent) and other goods (4.9 percent vs 5.6 percent) and a fall in sales of personal equipment (-0.8 percent vs 5 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales were flat after a 0.1 percent rise in September.

Spain's retail trade grew 3.4 percent from a year earlier in September 2019, following a revised 3.3 percent increase in the previous month and slightly beating market expectations of 3.2 percent. Non-food sales rose at a faster pace (6.6 percent vs 4.7 percent), boosted mainly by personal equipment (5.1 percent vs 2.4 percent) and other goods (5.8 percent vs 4.3 percent). Meanwhile, food trade growth eased to 1.2 percent from 1.7 percent. On a monthly basis, retail sales edged up 0.1 percent in September, after a 0.2 percent gain in August.

Spain's retail trade increased 3.2 percent from a year earlier in August 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 3.3 percent rise in the previous month but beating market expectations of a 2.8 percent gain. Sales of food went up 1.7 percent, the same pace as in July while those of non-food products advanced 4.5 percent (vs 4.1 percent in July). Within non-food items, sales rose further for personal equipment (2.4 percent vs 2.2 percent); and other goods (4.1 percent vs 4 percent). On the other hand, sales of household equipment slowed (2.3 percent vs 2.7 percent), On a monthly basis, retail trade went up 0.2 percent, the same pace as in the prior month.

Spain's retail trade rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in July 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.5 percent growth in the previous month, boosted by sales of food (1.3 percent vs 1.1 percent) and non-food products (4.0 percent vs 3.2 percent). Within non-food items, sales rose for personal equipment (2 percent, the same as in June); household equipment (2.9 percent vs 2.6 percent), and other goods (3.9 percent vs 2.8 percent). On a monthly basis, retail trade rose 0.2 percent in July, the same pace as in June.

Spain's retail trade increased 2.4 percent from a year earlier in June 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.6 percent growth in the previous month and beating market expectations of 1.7 percent. Food sales rose 0.9 percent, slower than 1.3 percent in May; while non-food trade growth eased to 3.1 percent from 4 percent, due to softer sales of personal equipment (1.9 percent vs 3.9 percent) and other goods (2.6 percent vs 3.5 percent). Household equipment sales, however, increased at a faster 2.6 percent (vs 2.4 percent in May). On a monthly basis, retail trade edged 0.1 percent higher in June, after a 0.8 percent jump in May.

Retail sales in Spain increased 2.4 percent year-on-year in May 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.3 percent rise in the previous month and beating market consensus of a 0.7 percent gain. It was the largest increase in retail trade since October last year, as sales of personal equipment rebounded (3.5 percent compared to -0.3 percent in April). Also, sales advanced further for food (1.6 percent compared to 1.4 percent) and other goods (3.5 percent compared to 0.7 percent). Meanwhile, sales of household equipment rose at a softer pace (2.6 percent compared to 3.0 percent). On a monthly basis, retail sales went up 0.7 percent, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.3 percent fall in the prior month.