Real retail sales in the Eurozone rose by 0.2% from the previous month in May of 2026, rebounding from the revised 0.3% drop in the earlier period, and not far from expectations of a 0.3% increase. Retail volumes were higher for food, drinks, and tobacco (0.6% vs 0.8% in April) and inched up for non-food products net of fuel (0.1% vs -0.6%). In turn, retail volumes fell for a second month in automotive fuel in specialized stores (-0.5% vs -3.6%), aligned with the increase in prices of petrol and distilled fuel amid the war in the Middle East that triggered an oil supply shock. From the previous year, retail sales volumes were 1.6% higher in the currency bloc.