# France Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

France Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was up 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.8 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.6% (Apr 2023) to 13.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (333 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/retail-sale-of-food-beverages-and-tobacco-volume-of-sales-index-2021

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.8 | 3.3 |
| August 2026 | 104.0 | 4.0 |
| July 2026 | 103.2 | 3.6 |
| June 2026 | 102.7 | 2.2 |
| May 2026 | 103.5 | 4.1 |
| April 2026 | 104.3 | 4.7 |
| March 2026 | 101.8 | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 101.8 | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 101.2 | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 101.4 | 2.4 |
| November 2025 | 100.8 | 1.8 |
| October 2025 | 100.4 | 1.6 |
| September 2025 | 100.5 | 2.7 |
| August 2025 | 100.0 | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 99.60 | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 100.5 | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 99.40 | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 99.60 | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 99.40 | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 99.30 | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 99.30 | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 99.00 | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 99.00 | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 98.80 | 2.0 |

## API

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

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