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

France Retail trade, except automotive fuel, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 109.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.0% (Apr 2020) to 39.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-XFUEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (333 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/retail-trade-except-automotive-fuel-volume-of-sales-index-2021-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 109.9 | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 111.1 | 3.8 |
| July 2026 | 110.6 | 3.8 |
| June 2026 | 110.1 | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 110.0 | 3.7 |
| April 2026 | 110.0 | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 108.7 | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 107.7 | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 108.8 | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 108.4 | 3.8 |
| November 2025 | 108.4 | 3.7 |
| October 2025 | 108.0 | 3.6 |
| September 2025 | 107.3 | 2.2 |
| August 2025 | 107.0 | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 106.6 | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 106.2 | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 106.1 | 3.0 |
| April 2025 | 106.2 | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 105.6 | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 105.5 | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 105.2 | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 104.4 | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 104.5 | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 104.2 | 2.8 |

## API

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

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