Spain’s retail sales fell 0.4% year-on-year in August 2026, matching July’s contraction and marking a second consecutive annual decline. Fuel and specialised food, beverage and tobacco sales weakened, while cultural and recreation goods, online retail and sales outside traditional stores posted strong gains; seasonally adjusted monthly sales rose 0.3%. Latvia’s retail sales increased 3.5% year-on-year, slowing from a downwardly revised 6.8% rise in July and marking the weakest growth since April. Most major Latvian categories moderated, although online and mail-order sales accelerated; monthly sales fell 1.4%, reversing July’s downwardly revised 2.2% increase.