The source records describe separate national retail-sales releases rather than one identical underlying event. Switzerland’s real retail sales rose 2.3% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.9% increase in June and exceeding the 1.3% forecast, according to the Federal Statistical Office. Non-food sales excluding petrol stations strengthened, while seasonally adjusted monthly growth slowed to 0.1%. Cyprus retail sales increased 8.9% year-on-year, up from 5.5% in June and the strongest growth since January; gains accelerated across several categories, and sales rose 6.3% over January-July from a year earlier.