2026.04.3009:19:11UTC+00Greece Retail Sales Growth Accelerates in February

Retail sales in Greece increased by 4.6% year-on-year in February 2026, up from 4.3% in January. The expansion was mainly supported by stronger sales in food (7.4%) and in the non-food segment excluding automotive fuel (8.9%). By contrast, sales of automotive fuel slowed to 3.1%.

Across specialized store categories, retail turnover rose in supermarkets (5.7%), department stores (2.7%), food, beverages, and tobacco (11.4%), pharmaceutical products and cosmetics (10.2%), furniture, electrical equipment, and household goods (17.3%), and books, stationery, and other goods (7.1%).

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail activity grew by 1.4% in February, compared with 0.9% in January, reaching its highest level since October 2025.