Retail sales in Taiwan rose by 3.2% year-on-year in March 2026, slowing from a 7.7% gain in February. Growth remained positive across most categories but at a noticeably softer pace, led by general merchandise stores (4.6% vs 22.9% in February), food, beverages and tobacco (4.8% vs 20.1%), and textiles and clothing (1.2% vs 27.3%). Sales also grew at a softer pace in household appliances and goods (5.7% vs 13.6%) and pharmaceutical and medical goods (5.8% vs 9.6%). Meanwhile, sales of information and communications equipment accelerated (12.4% vs 5.9%), while trade returned to growth for fuel and related products (2.7% vs -8.6%), and construction materials (0.9% vs -7.2%). Motor vehicles, motorcycles, and related parts (-4.4% vs -25.4%) remained in contraction, though the decline was less severe. Other retail sales (11.6% vs 23.0%), e-commerce (9.5% vs 1.3%), and non-store retail (6.3% vs 0.1%) continued to expand. On a monthly basis, retail sales rose by 5.9%.