# Romania Retail Sales

Romania Retail Sales was down 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 111.9 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.4% (Apr 2020) to 42.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 111.9 | −2.6 |
| August 2026 | 113.4 | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 111.1 | −6.1 |
| June 2026 | 110.3 | −7.4 |
| May 2026 | 111.7 | −5.2 |
| April 2026 | 110.8 | −6.2 |
| March 2026 | 113.6 | −3.7 |
| February 2026 | 111.4 | −5.9 |
| January 2026 | 110.8 | −6.0 |
| December 2025 | 114.5 | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 113.8 | −3.9 |
| October 2025 | 113.6 | −4.1 |
| September 2025 | 114.9 | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 113.6 | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 118.3 | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 119.1 | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 117.8 | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 118.1 | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 118.0 | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 118.4 | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 117.9 | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 116.9 | 7.8 |
| November 2024 | 118.4 | 8.8 |
| October 2024 | 118.4 | 10.7 |

## API

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

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