# Belgium Retail Sales

Belgium Retail Sales was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 93.90 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 6th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.7% (Apr 2020) to 18.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.RETSALES.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index (2021=100)
- Coverage: 1998-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (345 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 93.90 | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 94.00 | −0.1 |
| July 2026 | 94.20 | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 93.40 | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 92.70 | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 93.40 | −2.1 |
| March 2026 | 95.10 | 1.8 |
| February 2026 | 91.80 | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 92.20 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 92.40 | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 91.70 | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 93.20 | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 94.40 | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 94.10 | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 93.70 | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 93.50 | 2.3 |
| May 2025 | 93.00 | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 95.40 | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 93.40 | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 92.10 | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 91.70 | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 92.40 | −0.1 |
| November 2024 | 91.20 | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 93.40 | 0.3 |

## API

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

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