# Montenegro Retail Sales

Montenegro Retail Sales was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 145.7 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 18th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Aug 2020) to 53.5% (Aug 2021), averaging 7.4%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `ME.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/montenegro/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 145.7 | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 141.9 | 4.8 |
| July 2026 | 143.7 | 5.3 |
| June 2026 | 144.5 | 6.7 |
| May 2026 | 140.0 | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 142.0 | 4.7 |
| March 2026 | 143.1 | 6.8 |
| February 2026 | 139.7 | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 140.9 | 4.2 |
| December 2025 | 145.2 | 8.0 |
| November 2025 | 135.1 | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 140.4 | 4.7 |
| September 2025 | 139.6 | 6.4 |
| August 2025 | 135.4 | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 136.5 | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 135.4 | 6.1 |
| May 2025 | 138.3 | 6.4 |
| April 2025 | 135.6 | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 134.0 | 5.4 |
| February 2025 | 136.4 | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 135.2 | 5.8 |
| December 2024 | 134.5 | 8.6 |
| November 2024 | 137.1 | 14.9 |
| October 2024 | 134.1 | 15.1 |

## API

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

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