Retail trade volume, change on a year earlier, seasonally adjusted (OECD): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 3.46% y/y for 2026-08, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.L.KEI.RETAIL.YOY.M · ZAF
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 3.46
- % y/y · 2026-08
- Previous
- 2.77
- % y/y · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 1.39
- % y/y · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Africa · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 3.46 |
| 2026-07 | 2.77 |
| 2026-06 | 1.33 |
| 2026-05 | 2.57 |
| 2026-04 | 2.05 |
| 2026-03 | 2.30 |
| 2026-02 | 2.04 |
| 2026-01 | 3.50 |
| 2025-12 | 2.39 |
| 2025-11 | 3.33 |
| 2025-10 | 2.76 |
| 2025-09 | 3.21 |
| 2025-08 | 2.48 |
| 2025-07 | 5.39 |
| 2025-06 | 2.29 |
| 2025-05 | 4.04 |
| 2025-04 | 4.78 |
| 2025-03 | 3.45 |
| 2025-02 | 5.45 |
| 2025-01 | 6.50 |
| 2024-12 | 3.41 |
| 2024-11 | 6.37 |
| 2024-10 | 6.66 |
| 2024-09 | 1.76 |
| 2024-08 | 2.99 |
| 2024-07 | 1.75 |
| 2024-06 | 3.97 |
| 2024-05 | 2.37 |
| 2024-04 | 1.32 |
| 2024-03 | 0.82 |
| 2024-02 | -0.98 |
| 2024-01 | -2.56 |
| 2023-12 | 2.11 |
| 2023-11 | -2.61 |
| 2023-10 | -2.16 |
| 2023-09 | 0.85 |
| 2023-08 | -0.70 |
| 2023-07 | -1.44 |
| 2023-06 | -1.93 |
| 2023-05 | -2.90 |
| 2023-04 | -2.27 |
| 2023-03 | -2.56 |
| 2023-02 | -2.15 |
| 2023-01 | -2.58 |
| 2022-12 | -2.62 |
| 2022-11 | -0.08 |
| 2022-10 | -1.20 |
| 2022-09 | -0.66 |
| 2022-08 | 2.34 |
| 2022-07 | 8.90 |
| 2022-06 | -2.05 |
| 2022-05 | 0.69 |
| 2022-04 | 2.79 |
| 2022-03 | 3.50 |
| 2022-02 | -0.93 |
| 2022-01 | 7.61 |
| 2021-12 | 2.19 |
| 2021-11 | 2.10 |
| 2021-10 | 2.07 |
| 2021-09 | 2.34 |
| 2021-08 | -0.06 |
| 2021-07 | -0.91 |
| 2021-06 | 10.57 |
| 2021-05 | 15.14 |
| 2021-04 | 86.57 |
| 2021-03 | -3.17 |
| 2021-02 | 3.16 |
| 2021-01 | -4.29 |
| 2020-12 | -0.63 |
| 2020-11 | -4.55 |
| 2020-10 | -2.48 |
| 2020-09 | -2.57 |
| 2020-08 | -3.38 |
| 2020-07 | -8.05 |
| 2020-06 | -7.32 |
| 2020-05 | -12.08 |
| 2020-04 | -46.90 |
| 2020-03 | 2.64 |
| 2020-02 | 0.79 |
| 2020-01 | 0.94 |
| 2019-12 | 0.66 |
| 2019-11 | 2.30 |
| 2019-10 | 0.93 |
| 2019-09 | 1.01 |
| 2019-08 | 1.31 |
| 2019-07 | 2.49 |
| 2019-06 | 2.54 |
| 2019-05 | 1.30 |
| 2019-04 | 1.71 |
| 2019-03 | 1.17 |
| 2019-02 | 1.19 |
| 2019-01 | 1.32 |
| 2018-12 | -1.09 |
| 2018-11 | 1.67 |
| 2018-10 | 2.32 |
| 2018-09 | 0.84 |
| 2018-08 | 2.29 |
| 2018-07 | 2.33 |
| 2018-06 | 1.46 |
| 2018-05 | 2.68 |
| 2018-04 | 2.83 |
| 2018-03 | 3.94 |
| 2018-02 | 4.77 |
| 2018-01 | 3.93 |
| 2017-12 | 6.18 |
| 2017-11 | 6.30 |
| 2017-10 | 4.54 |
| 2017-09 | 5.73 |
| 2017-08 | 5.70 |
| 2017-07 | 2.49 |
| 2017-06 | 3.49 |
| 2017-05 | 1.90 |
| 2017-04 | 2.05 |
| 2017-03 | 2.20 |
| 2017-02 | -0.19 |
| 2017-01 | -0.56 |
| 2016-12 | 0.41 |
| 2016-11 | 1.08 |
| 2016-10 | 0.47 |
| 2016-09 | 1.39 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.