FX.co ★ Latvia Retail Sales Grow at Robust Pace

Retail sales in Latvia rose by 4.5% year-on-year in September 2026, accelerating from a 3.5% increase in August. The strongest growth was recorded in the retail sale of clothing, footwear, and leather goods (up 20.9%), retail trade via mail order houses or the Internet (up 14.8%), and the retail sale of hardware, instruments, construction materials, and sanitary equipment (up 11.3%). In contrast, retail sales via stalls and markets declined by 4.6%. On a monthly basis, retail sales grew by 0.7% compared with the previous month, rebounding from a 1.5% drop in August.