# Switzerland Retail Sales

Switzerland Retail Sales was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.37 (index 2021=100).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 12th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.3% (Apr 2020) to 38.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Switzerland
- Makrognosis code: `CH.RETSALES.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2021=100
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/switzerland/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.37 | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 99.05 | 3.9 |
| July 2026 | 103.1 | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 103.3 | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 104.7 | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 98.23 | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 102.7 | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 89.76 | 0.4 |
| January 2026 | 95.42 | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 123.9 | 2.5 |
| November 2025 | 109.0 | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 101.9 | 2.2 |
| September 2025 | 96.81 | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 95.35 | −0.05 |
| July 2025 | 100.3 | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 101.2 | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 101.2 | 0.05 |
| April 2025 | 96.56 | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 101.3 | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 89.41 | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 95.15 | 2.7 |
| December 2024 | 120.8 | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 107.3 | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 99.75 | 1.9 |

## API

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

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