# Euro Area Retail sales: food

Euro Area Retail sales: food was up 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.20 (Index, 2021=100).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Dec 2022) to 8.3% (Mar 2020), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index, 2021=100
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (333 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/retail-sales-food

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.20 | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 98.50 | 1.4 |
| July 2026 | 98.10 | 1.2 |
| June 2026 | 98.30 | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 98.90 | 2.1 |
| April 2026 | 98.60 | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 97.70 | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 97.80 | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 98.20 | 1.8 |
| December 2025 | 97.70 | 1.9 |
| November 2025 | 97.40 | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 97.50 | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 97.10 | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 97.10 | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 96.90 | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 97.60 | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 96.90 | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 97.50 | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 96.80 | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 96.80 | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 96.50 | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 95.90 | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 96.50 | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 96.30 | 1.4 |

## API

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

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