Retail sales in the Netherlands increased 5.3% year-on-year in April 2023, accelerating from an upwardly revised 4.7% growth in the previous month, due to a rebound in sales of non-food products. Sales of non-food products recovered (2.0% vs -0.7% in March), due to sharp rises in sales of personal care products (8.1% vs 3.1%), amid softer declines in clothing (-0.9% vs -2.1%), shoes & leather goods (-1.0% vs -7.7%), and do-it-yourself items (-0.9% vs -6.9%). Meanwhile, sales of furniture and household articles grew slower (3.3% vs 5.8%). On the other hand, sales of food products continued to rise (8.1% vs 9.9%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity rose by 0.3% in April, rebounding from a revised 0.8% fall in March. source: Statistics Netherlands

Retail Sales YoY in Netherlands averaged 2.18 percent from 2005 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 18.10 percent in January of 2022 and a record low of -6.40 percent in August of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Netherlands Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Netherlands Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Retail Sales YoY in Netherlands is expected to be 3.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around -0.70 percent in 2024 and 2.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Netherlands Retail Sales YoY



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-26 04:30 AM Mar 4.1% 8% 7.8%
2023-05-31 04:30 AM Apr 5.3% 4.7% 2.5%
2023-06-30 04:30 AM May 5.3% 4.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -38.00 -37.00 points May 2023
Retail Sales MoM 0.30 -0.80 percent Apr 2023
Retail Sales YoY 5.30 4.70 percent Apr 2023
Consumer Spending 86623.00 86556.00 EUR Million Mar 2023
Disposable Personal Income 441474.00 403048.00 EUR Million Dec 2022
Personal Spending 0.80 1.70 percent Mar 2023

Netherlands Retail Sales YoY
In Netherlands, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.30 4.70 18.10 -6.40 2005 - 2023 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA

News Stream
Dutch Retail Sales Growth Accelerates to 5.3%
Retail sales in the Netherlands increased 5.3% year-on-year in April 2023, accelerating from an upwardly revised 4.7% growth in the previous month, due to a rebound in sales of non-food products. Sales of non-food products recovered (2.0% vs -0.7% in March), due to sharp rises in sales of personal care products (8.1% vs 3.1%), amid softer declines in clothing (-0.9% vs -2.1%), shoes & leather goods (-1.0% vs -7.7%), and do-it-yourself items (-0.9% vs -6.9%). Meanwhile, sales of furniture and household articles grew slower (3.3% vs 5.8%). On the other hand, sales of food products continued to rise (8.1% vs 9.9%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity rose by 0.3% in April, rebounding from a revised 0.8% fall in March.
2023-05-31
Dutch Retail Sales Growth Eases to 7-Month Low
Retail sales in the Netherlands grew 4.1% year-on-year in March 2023, easing from a downwardly revised 8% rise in the previous month. It was the smallest increase in trade since August 2022, as sales declined for non-food products (-0.9% vs 5.1% in February), mainly clothing (-2.6% vs 10.8%) and shoes & leather goods (-5.5% vs 9%). They also dropped further for do-it-yourself items (-9% vs -4.8%), dragged by the hardware stores (-11.3% vs -4.1%). Meanwhile, sales rose faster for food products (11% vs 10.7%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity went down by 0.4% in March, following a 0.3% fall in the prior period.
2023-04-26
Dutch Retail Sales Growth Eases in February
Retail sales in the Netherlands rose 8.5% year-on-year in February 2023, easing from an upwardly revised 12.1% growth in the previous month. The slowdown was due to softer rises in sales of non-food products (5.3% vs 21.8% in January), particularly clothing (9.8% vs 41.4%), shoes and leather goods (8.9% vs 34.1%), home furnishings (4.3% vs 22.5%), recreational goods (5.2% vs 20.5%) and consumer electronics (3.6% vs 7.9%). Also, sales dropped for do-it-yourself items (-4.4% vs 8.6%), led by hardware stores (-4.1% vs 20.8%). In contrast, sales grew further for food (10.5% vs 8.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales went down by 0.1%, reversing a 4.2% gain in January.
2023-03-31