# Belgium Dispensing chemist; medical, cosmetic and toilet articles, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

Belgium Dispensing chemist; medical, cosmetic and toilet articles, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 112.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (May 2020) to 18.3% (Dec 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-PHARMA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1998-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (345 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/dispensing-chemist-medical-cosmetic-and-toilet-articles-volume-of-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 112.9 | −2.3 |
| August 2026 | 116.4 | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 110.4 | −1.3 |
| June 2026 | 110.8 | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 110.4 | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 108.9 | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 113.8 | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 105.9 | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 109.4 | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 112.6 | 4.2 |
| November 2025 | 110.0 | 3.5 |
| October 2025 | 112.5 | 7.2 |
| September 2025 | 115.6 | 6.3 |
| August 2025 | 115.9 | 7.0 |
| July 2025 | 111.8 | 4.7 |
| June 2025 | 108.5 | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 110.4 | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 108.4 | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 109.4 | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 108.6 | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 108.2 | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 108.1 | −5.2 |
| November 2024 | 106.3 | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 104.9 | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-PHARMA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-PHARMA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```