Austria Retail Sales Growth
Key information about Austria Retail Sales Growth
- Austria Retail Sales dropped 2.4 % YoY in Aug 2025, compared with a 1.0 % increase in the previous month.
- Austria Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2007 to Aug 2025, with an average growth rate of 1.3 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 24.7 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of -18.1 % in Jan 2021.
- In the latest reports, Car Sales of Austria recorded 295,852.0 units in Dec 2024, representing a growth of 6.0 %.
CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Real Retail Trade Index. Statistics Austria provides Real Retail Trade Index with base 2021=100. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2022 is calculated from Real Retail Trade Index with base 2015=100. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2011 is calculated from Real Retail Trade Index with base 2005=100.
View Austria's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2007 to Aug 2025 in the chart:
What was Austria's Retail Sales Growth in Aug 2025?
Austria Retail Sales dropped 2.4 % YoY in Aug 2025, compared with a 1.0 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2.4 Aug 2025 | 1.0 Jul 2025 | -18.1 Jan 2021 | 24.7 Mar 2021 | % | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2025 |
Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.1 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Argentina (%) | -0.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 6.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.2 May 2023 | monthly | Apr 1983 - May 2023 |
| Austria (%) | -2.4 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 9.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 3.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 0.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 9.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 9.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Oct 2025 |
| China (%) | 2.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 10.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 4.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 3.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 25.1 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 7.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 1.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 2.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 9.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 0.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -1.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 5.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Aug 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 1.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 8.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | -0.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 1.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 8.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 3.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 14.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 4.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 3.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 7.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 33.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 14.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 3.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 2.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 3.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 3.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -0.2 2018 | yearly | 2011 - 2018 |
| Peru (%) | 8.8 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 0.9 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 47.3 2022 | yearly | 1987 - 2022 |
| Romania (%) | -2.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 7.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 3.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 2.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Taiwan (%) | 1.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Thailand (%) | 49.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Turkey (%) | 11.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Ukraine (%) | 20.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 0.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| United States (%) | 4.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Uzbekistan (%) | 15.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Oct 2025 |
| Venezuela (%) | -53.5 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2019 |
| Vietnam (%) | 8.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Oct 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,666.282 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 39,294.220 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 27.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 485,261.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 82.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 329.753 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 497.923 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 308.557 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes (EUR mn) | 16,637.830 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Net Lending/Borrowing (EUR mn) | -4,512.770 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue (EUR mn) | 59,920.870 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue: Current Taxes on Income & Wealth (EUR mn) | 16,994.070 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes: ow VAT Type (EUR mn) | 9,575.020 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Govt Expenditure (EUR mn) | 64,433.640 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| OeNB Forecast: Government Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.800 2026 | yearly | 2017 - 2026 |
| General Govt Debt: Maastricht Definition (EUR mn) | 398,403.632 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Federal Govt Debt (EUR mn) | 299,252.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.219 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -2,207.8 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 13,885.4 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -11.7 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Aug 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,249,777.714 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,082,393.332 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 14,486,621.329 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 16,093.2 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -1.9 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,915,709.945 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 7,801,536.068 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 641.228 Aug 2025 | monthly | Feb 1962 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 628.291 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 403.172 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,459.967 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports (EUR mn) | 14,235.851 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports (EUR mn) | 13,410.584 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 1,142.374 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 813.321 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 630.539 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 3,708.482 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: ow France (EUR mn) | 442.073 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 858.198 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Czech Republic (EUR mn) | 635.232 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 4,846.367 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 477.941 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow China (EUR mn) | 1,257.706 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 612.155 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.677 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | semiannually | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 42.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 30,795.745 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 368,344.865 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 521,114.236 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 4,258.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 0.740 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.3 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Aug 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 36,232.970 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 593,456.687 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 609,626.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.5 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 228.349 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 691.557 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1974 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 252,045.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 545,690.796 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 1.35 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 86.71 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: Austrian Contribution (AC): M3 (EUR mn) | 457,226.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 319,162.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 451,533.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 3,975.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 37,092.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (EUR mn) | 24,725.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Housing Purposes (EUR mn) | 137,390.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: Nonfinancial Corporations (EUR mn) | 240,431.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Consumer (EUR mn) | 18,548.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 8.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Nov 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Services (%) | 1.914 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Construction (%) | 5.355 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Business Climate Index (BCI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) | -0.934 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%) | -5.371 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Construction: sa (%) | -14.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Services: sa (%) | 6.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Retail Trade: sa (%) | -6.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Industrial: sa (%) | -13.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Confidence Indicator: Consumer: sa (%) | -2.000 Jan 2019 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2019 |
| Economic Sentiment Indicator: sa (%) | 106.500 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2019 |
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