Retail sales in Lithuania increased by 7.4% year-on-year in May 2026, slowing from an upwardly revised 9.8% in April. Growth moderated across several segments, including retail trade excluding automotive fuel (10.2% vs. 12.5% in April), non-food products (15.3% vs. 20.7%), audio, video, hardware, furniture and lighting (18% vs. 23.9%), information and communication equipment, cultural and recreation goods, watches, jewellery and other new goods (5.7% vs. 9.1%), pharmaceuticals, medical goods and cosmetics (10.9% vs. 14%), as well as sales via mail order houses or the Internet (22% vs. 36.8%).
In contrast, sales of automotive fuel extended their decline (-3.5% vs. -0.6%). Meanwhile, growth accelerated in sales of food, beverages and tobacco (3% vs. 1.6%) and textiles, clothing and footwear (12.3% vs. 7.9%).
On a monthly basis, retail sales fell by 0.7% in May, reversing a revised 2.4% gain in April and marking the weakest performance since February.
