# Malta Retail Sales

Malta Retail Sales was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.4 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 21st highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.0% (Apr 2020) to 27.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.4 | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 128.5 | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 130.1 | 4.8 |
| June 2026 | 129.6 | 4.2 |
| May 2026 | 128.8 | 5.7 |
| April 2026 | 128.5 | 6.3 |
| March 2026 | 127.3 | 3.4 |
| February 2026 | 129.2 | 9.3 |
| January 2026 | 126.1 | 3.7 |
| December 2025 | 127.1 | 5.0 |
| November 2025 | 125.8 | 4.1 |
| October 2025 | 125.7 | 5.4 |
| September 2025 | 125.4 | 6.6 |
| August 2025 | 124.5 | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 124.1 | 5.9 |
| June 2025 | 124.4 | 8.3 |
| May 2025 | 121.8 | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 120.9 | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 123.1 | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 118.2 | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 121.6 | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 121.0 | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 120.8 | 6.5 |
| October 2024 | 119.3 | 6.3 |

## API

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

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