Financial News: Spain Retail Sales Growth Eases Sharply

Spain Retail Sales Growth Eases Sharply

05/28/2026 - 06:31:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Spain's retail sales grew at the slowest pace since late 2024, the statistical office INE said Thursday.

Retail sales increased 0.8 percent on a yearly basis in April, weaker than the 4.1 percent rise in March. This was the weakest growth since November 2024.

On an unadjusted basis, retail sales gained 0.3 percent, which was much slower than the 3.9 percent increase in April.

Month-on-month, retail sales declined 1.5 percent, in contrast to the 1.2 percent increase in the previous month.

Food sales decreased 0.3 percent from last month and non-food sales fell 1.7 percent.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

New Zealand GDP Data Due On Thursday (01 hr(s), 16 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Thursday release Q1 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighti ...Full Story»

Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Officials See Possible Rate Hike This Year (04 hr(s), 49 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Following Kevin Warsh's first monetary policy meeting as Federal Reserve chairman, ...Full Story»

U.S. Business Inventories Increase In Line With Estimates In April (07 hr(s), 31 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Business inventories in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the mon ...Full Story»

U.S. Pending Home Sales Spike Much More Than Expected In May (08 hr(s), 0 min(s),13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday showed a substa ...Full Story»

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Plunge Much More Than Expected (08 hr(s), 40 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday showed crude o ...Full Story»

Malta HICP Inflation Eases To 15-month Low (09 hr(s), 20 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Malta's EU measure of inflation moderated in May to the lowest level in more than ...Full Story»

U.S. Retail Sales Growth Exceeds Estimates In May (09 hr(s), 33 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Retail sales in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of May, acc ...Full Story»

U.S. Retail Sales Climb Much More Than Expected In May (10 hr(s), 38 min(s), 13 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Retail sales in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of May, acc ...Full Story»