Denmark Retail Sales Growth

2001 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Denmark Retail Sales Growth

  • Denmark Retail Sales grew 0.4 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 3.9 % decrease in the previous month.
  • Denmark Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 0.9 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 21.2 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of -10.5 % in Mar 2022.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of Denmark recorded 181,016.0 units in Dec 2022, representing a drop of 18.4 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Volume Index. Statistics Denmark provides Retail Trade Index with base 2015=100.

View Denmark's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2001 to May 2023 in the chart:

Denmark Retail Sales Growth

What was Denmark's Retail Sales Growth in May 2023?

Denmark Retail Sales grew 0.4 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 3.9 % decrease in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.4 May 2023 -3.9 Apr 2023 -10.5 Mar 2022 21.2 Mar 2021 % monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023

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Belarus (%) 15.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2008 - Feb 2024
Belgium (%) -5.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
Brazil (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (%) -0.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Canada (%) 1.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Chile (%) 4.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2024
China (%) 12.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023
Colombia (%) -3.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2024
Croatia (%) 3.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Cyprus (%) 5.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Denmark (%) 0.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Egypt (%) 1.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Estonia (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -0.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Finland (%) -1.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2023
France (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 4.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) -4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2023
Greece (%) -8.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.6 May 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2023
Hungary (%) 0.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Iceland (%) 6.7 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 2002 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 0.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2023
Ireland (%) 0.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Israel (%) 3.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Italy (%) -0.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Japan (%) 5.2 Apr 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Apr 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 5.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2023
South Korea (%) -0.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Latvia (%) 0.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Lithuania (%) 4.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Luxembourg (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 40.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
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Malta (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 4.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2023
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Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Netherlands (%) -4.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
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Portugal (%) 3.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
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Includes 233 key indicators for Denmark, curated by CEIC analysts. Instant access to full history data in excel.
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 960.276 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 44,302.411 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 42.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 121,119.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) 1,679.330 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) 974.946 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) 1,679.110 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 356,372.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 43,870.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) 6,655.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 349,717.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
General Government Expenditure: Current (DKK mn) 268,269.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current: Taxes on Production and Imports: ow Value A... (DKK mn) 57,510.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current (DKK mn) 290,258.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 885.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 11,716.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 713,881.806 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 10,417,439.796 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,944,357.814 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 10,831.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 4,162,313.133 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,863,470.806 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 624.046 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 205.443 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 443.217 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 550.235 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa: Transport Equipment (DKK mn) 2,645.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa: Machinery excl Transport Equipment (DKK mn) 14,227.300 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa: Live Animals, Food, Beverages and Tobacco (DKK mn) 13,383.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa (DKK mn) 80,164.700 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (DKK mn) 11,111.200 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports: sa: Chemicals and Related Products (DKK mn) 17,832.300 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Exports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 110.700 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 3,263.680 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 168.593 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) 2,641.507 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,763.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 5,296.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 12.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,471.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -700.800 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -854.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 88.111 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 540,007.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 130.7 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 242,328.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 58.6 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 783.5 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 45.017 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 243,512.346 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) -4,806.800 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) -140.700 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 25,029.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 20,802.900 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) -32,445.300 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 20,943.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) 9,033.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 34,884.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) -7,113.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 3,512.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) -15,296.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 12,068.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -12,146.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -39,706.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) -68,226.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) -4,843.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) -38,091.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 74,590.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 3,512.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -12,146.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 16,911.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) -45,204.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 9,360,561.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 7,719,579.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 1,640,981.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 3,639.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,006.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,633.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Danish Direct Investment (DKK bn) 27.200 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) 479.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 186,387.350 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 203,577.099 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 81,077.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.678 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,398.293 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 292,372.242 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 815,962.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -3.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 12.200 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 23.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 340.267 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 850.905 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1953 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 353,730.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 113,217.949 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2013 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -1.04 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2014 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.69 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,746.745 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,513.311 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 1,916.712 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M2: M1: sa (DKK bn) 1,165.480 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply: M2: sa (DKK bn) 1,272.968 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 351.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 664.300 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) 17.800 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2018
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) 204,319.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) 8,701.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 10.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Business Sentiment Indicator (1990-2018=100) 100.000 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2024
Economic Sentiment Indicator (1990-2018=100) 95.200 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2024

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