AMZ123 has learned that preliminary Eurostat estimates show that in September 2026, retail sales volume in the euro area fell by 0.7% month-on-month, while the EU fell by 0.6%. In August, both regions had recorded 0.4% growth. Non-food products were the main drag, down 1.2% month-on-month in the euro area and 1.0% in the EU. Food, beverages and tobacco posted relatively smaller declines, down 0.3% in the euro area and 0.4% in the EU.

By country, Germany fell 2.0% month-on-month, the steepest drop among countries with published data, and was also down 2.4% year-on-year. Romania dropped 1.3%, Portugal fell 0.9%, while Luxembourg bucked the trend with 5.3% growth. On a year-on-year basis, the euro area as a whole still maintained a 0.4% increase. The continued weakness in non-food categories may signal that autumn consumer demand is trending sluggish.

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Eurozone consumption is weak, with non-food categories seeing the largest decline, and the German market is under clear short-term pressure. Sellers are advised to tighten restocking pace for the German marketplace, watch counter-trend growth markets such as Luxembourg, and optimize category structures by leveraging the slight year-on-year growth window.

Source: AMZ123
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