# European Union (EU27) - Retail sales: food

European Union (EU27) - Retail sales: food was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.30 (Index, 2021=100).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Dec 2022) to 7.9% (Mar 2020), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index, 2021=100
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-retail-sales-food

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.30 | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 98.70 | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 98.20 | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 98.30 | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 98.80 | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 98.50 | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 97.90 | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 97.80 | 0.6 |
| January 2026 | 98.20 | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 98.00 | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 97.80 | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 97.80 | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 97.30 | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 97.40 | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 97.20 | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 97.80 | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 97.20 | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 97.90 | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 97.10 | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 97.20 | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 96.90 | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 96.50 | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 96.90 | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 96.80 | 1.3 |

## API

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

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