Consumers
Food, drinks & tobacco sales mildly up in September 2025
In September 2025, the volume index of retail trade in food, drinks and tobacco increased by 0.5% in the EU compared with the same month of 2024. In the euro area, the volume increased by 1.0%.
Out of 25 EU countries with available data, 15 recorded an annual increase in the volume of food, drinks and tobacco sales in September 2025.
Cyprus recorded the highest increase with 10.4%, followed by Spain (4.5%) and Malta (4.4%). In contrast, Estonia registered a 4.8% decline, while Romania and Belgium recorded decreases of 4.5% and 3.4%, respectively.
Source dataset: Eurostat extraction
For more information
- Statistics Explained article on retail trade volume index
- Thematic section on short-term business statistics
- Database on short-term business statistics
- Key figures on European business – 2024 edition
- Economic trends – visualizations
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