Retail trade confidence indicator (EU business and consumer surveys): Euro area (EA)
The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA) is -8.0 balance for 2026-10, from Eurostat.
Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Monthly · balance · EUROSTAT.L.CONF.RETAIL.M · EA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- -8.0
- balance · 2026-10
- Previous
- -6.5
- balance · 2026-09
- Oldest shown
- 0.7
- balance · 2016-11
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Euro area (EA) · history
balance · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (balance) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | -8.0 |
| 2026-09 | -6.5 |
| 2026-08 | -6.3 |
| 2026-07 | -6.9 |
| 2026-06 | -9.3 |
| 2026-05 | -10.6 |
| 2026-04 | -9.8 |
| 2026-03 | -7.5 |
| 2026-02 | -5.3 |
| 2026-01 | -6.0 |
| 2025-12 | -7.0 |
| 2025-11 | -5.7 |
| 2025-10 | -6.9 |
| 2025-09 | -7.8 |
| 2025-08 | -6.6 |
| 2025-07 | -6.6 |
| 2025-06 | -6.9 |
| 2025-05 | -6.3 |
| 2025-04 | -8.1 |
| 2025-03 | -6.6 |
| 2025-02 | -5.4 |
| 2025-01 | -5.6 |
| 2024-12 | -4.7 |
| 2024-11 | -4.9 |
| 2024-10 | -7.6 |
| 2024-09 | -8.5 |
| 2024-08 | -8.5 |
| 2024-07 | -9.3 |
| 2024-06 | -7.4 |
| 2024-05 | -6.2 |
| 2024-04 | -5.7 |
| 2024-03 | -5.6 |
| 2024-02 | -7.0 |
| 2024-01 | -6.2 |
| 2023-12 | -6.2 |
| 2023-11 | -7.6 |
| 2023-10 | -7.4 |
| 2023-09 | -5.6 |
| 2023-08 | -5.0 |
| 2023-07 | -3.9 |
| 2023-06 | -5.0 |
| 2023-05 | -4.6 |
| 2023-04 | -0.2 |
| 2023-03 | -1.6 |
| 2023-02 | -0.8 |
| 2023-01 | -1.1 |
| 2022-12 | -3.0 |
| 2022-11 | -6.0 |
| 2022-10 | -5.7 |
| 2022-09 | -7.4 |
| 2022-08 | -5.6 |
| 2022-07 | -6.3 |
| 2022-06 | -4.1 |
| 2022-05 | -3.8 |
| 2022-04 | -4.5 |
| 2022-03 | -3.2 |
| 2022-02 | 4.4 |
| 2022-01 | 3.3 |
| 2021-12 | 2.3 |
| 2021-11 | 4.5 |
| 2021-10 | 4.4 |
| 2021-09 | 4.4 |
| 2021-08 | 6.5 |
| 2021-07 | 6.3 |
| 2021-06 | 5.7 |
| 2021-05 | -2.5 |
| 2021-04 | -6.7 |
| 2021-03 | -10.5 |
| 2021-02 | -16.5 |
| 2021-01 | -15.8 |
| 2020-12 | -9.6 |
| 2020-11 | -10.5 |
| 2020-10 | -3.6 |
| 2020-09 | -5.5 |
| 2020-08 | -9.1 |
| 2020-07 | -14.0 |
| 2020-06 | -20.1 |
| 2020-05 | -34.1 |
| 2020-04 | -35.7 |
| 2020-03 | -9.9 |
| 2020-02 | 0.4 |
| 2020-01 | 1.0 |
| 2019-12 | 1.8 |
| 2019-11 | -0.1 |
| 2019-10 | -0.9 |
| 2019-09 | 0.0 |
| 2019-08 | -0.5 |
| 2019-07 | -0.5 |
| 2019-06 | 0.0 |
| 2019-05 | -0.5 |
| 2019-04 | -0.4 |
| 2019-03 | 1.2 |
| 2019-02 | -0.5 |
| 2019-01 | -1.0 |
| 2018-12 | 0.4 |
| 2018-11 | -0.2 |
| 2018-10 | -0.7 |
| 2018-09 | 2.0 |
| 2018-08 | 0.9 |
| 2018-07 | 0.4 |
| 2018-06 | 0.4 |
| 2018-05 | 1.0 |
| 2018-04 | -0.1 |
| 2018-03 | 1.2 |
| 2018-02 | 4.0 |
| 2018-01 | 4.9 |
| 2017-12 | 5.0 |
| 2017-11 | 3.2 |
| 2017-10 | 4.2 |
| 2017-09 | 1.8 |
| 2017-08 | 0.2 |
| 2017-07 | 3.9 |
| 2017-06 | 3.6 |
| 2017-05 | 1.3 |
| 2017-04 | 4.2 |
| 2017-03 | 2.4 |
| 2017-02 | 1.8 |
| 2017-01 | 2.1 |
| 2016-12 | 2.4 |
| 2016-11 | 0.7 |
Source: Eurostat. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-11 to 2026-10. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.