# Sweden Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted)

Sweden Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, volume of sales (index, 2021=100, seasonally & calendar adjusted) was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 100.4 (index).
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2023.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −2.0% (May 2025) to 5.0% (Sep 2026), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `SE.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (45 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/sweden/retail-sale-of-food-beverages-and-tobacco-volume-of-sales-index-2021

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100.4 | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 100.1 | 4.9 |
| July 2026 | 99.40 | 3.4 |
| June 2026 | 99.00 | 4.7 |
| May 2026 | 98.80 | 5.0 |
| April 2026 | 100.0 | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 97.40 | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 95.70 | −0.1 |
| January 2026 | 96.20 | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 96.00 | −0.6 |
| November 2025 | 96.50 | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 96.00 | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 95.60 | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 95.40 | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 96.10 | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 94.60 | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 94.10 | −2.0 |
| April 2025 | 96.90 | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 95.60 | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 95.80 | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 95.70 | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 96.60 | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 94.90 | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 95.60 | 0.6 |

## API

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

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