# Belgium Retail trade, except automotive fuel, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

Belgium Retail trade, except automotive fuel, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 95.60 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Apr 2020) to 17.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 95.60 | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 95.80 | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 95.20 | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 94.50 | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 93.30 | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 94.00 | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 95.70 | 2.6 |
| February 2026 | 92.10 | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 91.40 | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 91.80 | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 92.70 | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 93.70 | 0.1 |
| September 2025 | 95.40 | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 94.60 | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 93.40 | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 94.00 | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 92.70 | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 94.90 | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 93.30 | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 92.30 | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 91.20 | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 92.10 | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 91.20 | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 93.60 | −0.2 |

## API

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

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