# Greece Retail Sales

Greece Retail Sales was up 5.9% year on year in August 2026, compared with 5.0% in July 2026.
The level stood at 106.0 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 10th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.3% (Apr 2020) to 39.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `GR.RETSALES.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index (2021=100)
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/greece/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 106.0 | 5.9 |
| July 2026 | 105.1 | 5.0 |
| June 2026 | 103.8 | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 105.3 | 6.5 |
| April 2026 | 101.9 | −0.10 |
| March 2026 | 103.4 | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 103.8 | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 102.4 | 4.1 |
| December 2025 | 101.7 | 5.0 |
| November 2025 | 100.7 | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 101.2 | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 98.60 | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 100.1 | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 100.1 | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 101.9 | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 98.90 | −6.4 |
| April 2025 | 102.0 | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 100.5 | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 99.80 | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 98.40 | 3.8 |
| December 2024 | 96.90 | −5.0 |
| November 2024 | 99.80 | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 97.00 | −1.1 |
| September 2024 | 99.80 | −0.2 |

## API

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

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