# Belgium Retail confidence indicator (balance, seasonally adjusted)

Belgium Retail confidence indicator (balance, seasonally adjusted) was −9.90 balance (%) in October 2026, down 5.50 from September 2026 and up 6.90 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.00 balance (%) (May 2020) to 5.30 balance (%) (Apr 2022), averaging −10.39 balance (%).

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.RETAILCONF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: balance (%)
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (502 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/retail-confidence-indicator-balance-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | −9.90 balance (%) |
| September 2026 | −4.40 balance (%) |
| August 2026 | 0.5 balance (%) |
| July 2026 | −9.50 balance (%) |
| June 2026 | −3.20 balance (%) |
| May 2026 | −15.50 balance (%) |
| April 2026 | −6.40 balance (%) |
| March 2026 | −9.60 balance (%) |
| February 2026 | −10.10 balance (%) |
| January 2026 | −12.90 balance (%) |
| December 2025 | −14.80 balance (%) |
| November 2025 | −8.90 balance (%) |
| October 2025 | −16.80 balance (%) |
| September 2025 | −6.80 balance (%) |
| August 2025 | −6.40 balance (%) |
| July 2025 | −3.80 balance (%) |
| June 2025 | −9.90 balance (%) |
| May 2025 | −1.40 balance (%) |
| April 2025 | −8.30 balance (%) |
| March 2025 | −11.00 balance (%) |
| February 2025 | −3.80 balance (%) |
| January 2025 | −19.30 balance (%) |
| December 2024 | −9.70 balance (%) |
| November 2024 | −9.30 balance (%) |

## API

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

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