Retail sales in the Netherlands strengthened notably in December 2025, with year-on-year growth rising to 4.5%, up from 2.4% in November 2025. The latest data, updated on 2 February 2026, indicate a solid acceleration in consumer spending at the end of the year.
Both figures are calculated on a year-over-year basis, comparing each month to the same month a year earlier. The November reading of 2.4% reflected a moderate gain versus November 2024, while the December figure shows a sharper improvement compared with December 2024.
The pickup in December suggests that Dutch retailers benefited from stronger demand during the key holiday period, marking a more robust finish to the year for the sector compared with the previous month.
