# Germany Retail sale of automotive fuel, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

Germany Retail sale of automotive fuel, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was down 9.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 85.90 (index).
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.7% (Aug 2023) to 7.6% (Apr 2018), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FUEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/retail-sale-of-automotive-fuel-volume-of-sales-index-2021-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 85.90 | −9.3 |
| August 2026 | 88.90 | −6.1 |
| July 2026 | 87.80 | −7.0 |
| June 2026 | 95.40 | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 93.40 | −2.1 |
| April 2026 | 88.00 | −8.0 |
| March 2026 | 93.20 | −3.7 |
| February 2026 | 95.40 | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 94.80 | −2.2 |
| December 2025 | 95.10 | 1.4 |
| November 2025 | 95.80 | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 93.60 | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 94.70 | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 94.70 | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 94.40 | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 95.60 | 4.5 |
| May 2025 | 95.40 | 3.6 |
| April 2025 | 95.70 | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 96.80 | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 97.10 | 5.4 |
| January 2025 | 96.90 | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 93.80 | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 94.70 | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 94.00 | 0.9 |

## API

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

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