Andorra Retail Sales Grow 4.3% in March Despite Food Declines

Retail sales indices for March show overall growth in Andorra's large retail outlets and detail trade, despite declines in food sales linked to rising prices.

The Statistics Department released data on Thursday indicating that large retail surfaces recorded a 4.3% year-on-year increase in sales at current prices. This growth stemmed largely from non-food products, which rose 10.5%—though exact figures for March 2026 were not detailed beyond constant-price trends. Food sales in this category fell 0.3% at current prices. Adjusting for inflation, the constant-price index grew just 0.8% year-on-year, reaching 86.5. Here, food sales dropped 3%, from 97.2 in March 2025 to 94.2, while other products climbed 6.2%, from 72.5 to 77.1.

Detail trade sales rose 2.1% year-on-year at current prices, driven by a 4.5% increase in other products and 4.8% in fuels. Food sales declined 6.1%. At constant prices, the index increased 1.2% to 84.4, with other products up 0.5% (74.9 to 75.3), food down 8.7% (80.7 to 73.6), and fuels falling 5.6% (115.7 to 109.3). Monthly, detail trade sales surged 12.8% from February, attributed to the reopening of the RN-20 road on 9 March after closure since 31 January.

Employment in large retail surfaces rose 3.3% year-on-year and 1% from February 2026. Women accounted for 64.7% of workers, up 6% from the prior year, while men fell 9.4%; 90.9% held full-time contracts.

In detail trade, employment dropped 2% year-on-year and 0.2% from February. Women comprised 60.2% of staff, up 5.1% year-on-year, men down 6.9%; 85.2% worked full-time.