Retail Trade Turnover in 2026: Results for January–August
For January–August 2026, retail trade turnover in Russia amounted to 44.4 trillion rubles. For the same eight months in 2025 it was 40.1 trillion, so in rubles retail grew by 10.8%. Prices of goods rose by 3–6.5% over the year depending on the month, therefore in comparable prices the growth, by our estimate, is about 6%. Below is a month‑by‑month breakdown of what was bought more and less, how much the chains sold and how the regions looked. All figures are from Rosstat tables, each chart has an interactive version on roschart.ru.
Retail Trade Turnover in 2026 by Month
Each month of 2026 outperformed the same month of 2025 in turnover. Turnover grew the slowest in winter, the fastest at the end of spring and the beginning of summer.
| Month | 2025, trillion rubles | 2026, trillion rubles | Growth in rubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.57 | 4.91 | +7.5% |
| February | 4.52 | 4.84 | +7.1% |
| March | 5.02 | 5.59 | +11.4% |
| April | 4.91 | 5.48 | +11.5% |
| May | 5.06 | 5.70 | +12.6% |
| June | 5.11 | 5.77 | +13.1% |
| July | 5.38 | 6.04 | +12.3% |
| August | 5.50 | 6.06 | +10.3% |
| January–August | 40.06 | 44.40 | +10.8% |
August 2026 became the largest month of the year: 6.06 trillion rubles. Usually the yearly record falls in December; in 2025 it was 6.28 trillion, so the figures will still rise by the end of the year. The month‑by‑month Rosstat table with a breakdown by products and markets can be opened in the dataset retail trade turnover by month 2026.
A series from 2000, showing all years consecutively, is compiled in the dataset retail trade turnover by month. For comparison: for January–August 2025 turnover increased by 12.0% compared with 2024, i.e., the growth in rubles this year slowed slightly.
How much this is without price growth
Turnover in rubles grows even when people buy the same amount and prices rise. To separate the two, Rosstat calculates the physical volume index, i.e., turnover in comparable prices. For the whole of 2025 it was 104.1%: in rubles turnover grew by 11.7%, and in comparable prices by 4.1%. In 2024 it was 107.7%, in 2023 it was 108.0%.
The official index for 2026 is not yet on the website; the annual figure will appear at the beginning of 2027. It can already be estimated: food and non‑food goods appear as separate lines in turnover, and each can be divided by its own inflation for the same month. This recalculation for 2024 and 2025 gives 7.6% and 4.3%, almost the same as the official 7.7% and 4.1%. For January–August 2026 it comes to about 6%. This is our calculation based on Rosstat data, not an official number.
In short: people really do buy more, price growth explains less than half of the increase in rubles.
Why is real growth higher than in 2025 despite a smaller increase in rubles? Because prices rose more slowly. In August 2025 food was 9.8% more expensive than a year earlier, and in August 2026 the difference was 5.1%. How prices changed month by month can be seen on the page inflation in 2026.
Food or everything else: where more money goes
For January–August 2026, food, drinks and tobacco were sold for 20.9 trillion rubles, non‑food goods for 23.5 trillion. Food increased in rubles by 8.6%, non‑food goods by 12.9%.
The share of food in turnover fell from 48.1% to 47.2%. In August it dropped to 45.7%, the lowest figure for the eight months. Partly this is due to prices: in May 2026 food was 2.9% more expensive than a year earlier, and non‑food goods 4.2%, and by August their price increase had accelerated to 6.5%. But even after removing price effects the difference is noticeable. By our estimate, in comparable prices food was bought about 4% more than a year earlier, and everything else about 8% more.
What was bought more and what less
Rosstat has a separate table for goods: how sales in comparable prices changed compared to the previous month. It covers medium and large stores; small businesses are not included. If you multiply the twelve monthly indices from September 2025 to August 2026, you get a comparison of August with August.
Among food products, sales of cheese (+25%), fresh fruit (+20%), drinking milk (+16%) and fresh vegetables (+14%) grew the most. Bread was sold almost as much as a year ago. Medicines were bought 18% more, passenger cars 11% more.
Technology, on the contrary, is selling worse than last year. Computers in August were sold 19% less than in August 2025, televisions 8% less, refrigerators and washing machines about 7% less, mobile phones 6% less. Construction materials decreased by 14%.
All 37 commodity lines since 2010 are included in the set retail sales dynamics by month.
Why so much sugar in summer?
It is an annual story, and 2026 repeated it. In June sugar sales rose compared to May by 38%, in July by another 29%, and in August fell by 21%. In 2025 it was almost the same: +37% in June and +40% in July. People buy sugar for preserves and canning. Therefore the August‑to‑August comparison for sugar says little: sales always drop in August after the summer peak.
When are computers and cars bought?
Computers jump each August before school: +23% compared to July in 2026, +20% in 2025, +25% in 2024. Cars, on the contrary, slump in January. In January 2026 passenger cars were sold 42% less than in December, but in March sales rose immediately by 45.5% compared to February.
Chains and markets: where people shop
People are buying food increasingly in chains. In the first quarter of 2026, chains accounted for 52.1% of the turnover of food, drinks and tobacco. In the first quarter of 2025 it was 51.1%, at the start of 2020 it was 42.7%. Over six years the share grew by almost ten points.
The spread across regions is huge. In Kaluga Oblast chains account for 73.0% of the food turnover, in Kurgan Oblast 72.0%, in Leningrad Oblast 71.3%. In Chechnya 0.1%, in Dagestan 1.8%, in Ingushetia 2.6%. Your region since 2020 can be found in the dataset share of chains in food turnover.
Across the whole retail turnover the share of chains is falling. In the first quarter of 2026 it was 34.6%, a year earlier 35.2%, and for 2022 it was 39.8%. A sharp drop occurred at the start of 2023, when the share fell immediately to 36.4%. If the share of chains in food is rising while the overall share is falling, it means that non‑food goods are being sold increasingly outside of chains.
Rows for all regions are collected in the dataset share of chains in total retail turnover.
Markets and fairs occupy a very small share. For January–August 2026, goods worth 1.30 trillion rubles were sold there, which is 2.9% of turnover. A year earlier it was 3.1%. Sales at markets grew in rubles by 4.4%, about two and a half times slower than the whole retail sector.
Are there enough goods in stores?
There is a surplus. Rosstat calculates how many days of trade the stock in stores will last. In August 2026 this was 38.0 days, a year earlier it was 35.1 days, in August 2024 it was 36.1. The highest stock levels are in January, when sales dip after the holidays: 41.8 days in January 2026. The table by region since 2020 is in the dataset stock availability in retail.
Retail trade by region
Data by region for 2026 are not yet available on the website, the latest complete figures are for 2025. In rubles Moscow leads with 8.05 trillion rubles, almost 13% of the country's total turnover. Next are Moscow Oblast (4.97 trillion) and Saint Petersburg (3.39 trillion). The full list is in the regional retail turnover ranking.
By real growth the picture is different. In 2025 retail grew fastest in Tuva (127.9% compared to 2024 in comparable prices), in Kamchatka (126.9%) and in Buryatia (125.2%). It fell in five regions: in Adygea (96.0%), Ingushetia (96.8%), Tula Oblast (97.3%), Krasnodar Krai (97.5%) and Yakutia (98.1%). All subjects are in the physical volume index ranking.
Questions and answers
What was the retail turnover in Russia in 2026?
For January–August 2026 the retail turnover amounted to 44.4 trillion rubles. This is 10.8% higher than for January–August 2025. The annual figure will be released in early 2027; for the whole of 2025 the turnover was 62.3 trillion rubles.
Is retail trade growing in real terms in 2026?
Yes. The official index for 2026 is not yet available, but the Rosstat price recalculation gives about 6% growth for January–August. In 2025 the real growth was 4.1%.
What is retail turnover?
It is the value of all goods sold to people for themselves and their families: in stores, markets, online, by individual entrepreneurs and, since 2025, including the self‑employed according to the Federal Tax Service data. Services, cafés and restaurants are not included, they have their own indicators.
What share of retail turnover is food?
For January–August 2026 food, drinks and tobacco accounted for 47.2% of turnover, the rest was non‑food goods. A year earlier food accounted for 48.1%.
Which goods were purchased less in 2026?
Compared with August 2025 the biggest declines were in computers (‑19%), building materials (‑14%), sugar (‑11%), televisions (‑8%), refrigerators and washing machines (around ‑7%), and mobile phones (‑6%).
Brief
- For January–August 2026, retail turnover amounted to 44.4 trillion rubles, 10.8% more than a year earlier.
- Adjusted for prices, growth is about 6%, above the official 4.1% for 2025: food prices are rising more slowly than a year ago.
- Non-food goods are growing faster than food, the share of food in turnover fell to 47.2%.
- The biggest increases were in sales of cheese, fruit, medicines, milk and cars, while computers, building materials and household appliances were bought the least.
- Chains now sell 52.1% of food, but their share of total turnover dropped to 34.6%.
Source of all figures: Rosstat. Data for 2026 are provisional and may be refined.