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Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted (World Bank GEM, 2010=100)

Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Monthly · index, 2010=100 · WBGEM.L.RETAIL.VOL.SA.M

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Retail sales volume index, seasonally adjusted (World Bank GEM, 2010=100): latest reading for 28 geographies, with the period of each. Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor.
#Country or areaValue (index, 2010=100)PeriodHistory
1RomaniaROU272.012026-07History
2LatviaLVA191.892026-08History
3CzechiaCZE180.122026-07History
4SwitzerlandCHE154.262026-07History
5SloveniaSVN150.962026-07History
6United StatesUSA137.732026-08History
7IrelandIRL137.422026-08History
8FranceFRA129.242026-07History
9SingaporeSGP113.802026-07History
10CanadaCAN110.402026-07History
11BrazilBRA109.602026-07History
12GermanyDEU108.592026-08History
13PortugalPRT106.432026-08History
14United KingdomGBR105.592026-08History
15South KoreaKOR105.142026-08History
16SwedenSWE104.362026-08History
17HungaryHUN103.302026-07History
18MexicoMEX103.202026-07History
19FinlandFIN99.022026-08History
20DenmarkDNK93.822026-08History
21GreeceGRC90.452026-07History
22BelgiumBEL89.922026-07History
23SpainESP87.852026-08History
24ItalyITA75.782026-07History
25JapanJPN65.912026-08History
26South AfricaZAF63.972026-07History
27NorwayNOR46.172026-08History
28TürkiyeTUR11.562026-07History

Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor. 28 geographies, periods 2026-07-01 to 2026-08-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Unit
index, 2010=100
Frequency
Monthly
Series identity
WBGEM.L.RETAIL.VOL.SA.M

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Source: World Bank, Global Economic Monitor (CC BY 4.0).

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