Retail employment rose 1.2 percent over the same period. Excluding fuel retail, real sales growth was stronger, at 11.6 percent.
Vehicles lead the gains
Of the merchandise lines tracked, 15 posted positive real sales variation in September, while 4 fell. The largest positive contributions came from motor vehicles and motorcycles mainly for household use, and from other motor vehicles and motorcycles, which together contributed 7.1 percentage points to the sector’s sales variation.
Dane’s monthly retail trade survey, the Encuesta Mensual de Comercio, underpins the figures.
Nine-month trend holds up
For the January-to-September period of 2026, retail sales grew 10.9 percent against the same months of 2025. Eighteen merchandise lines recorded positive variation over those nine months, against a single line in decline.
The leading contributors for the nine-month period were motor vehicles and motorcycles for household use, other motor vehicles and motorcycles, and information technology and telecommunications equipment for personal or domestic use. Combined, the leading lines added 7.2 percentage points to retail sales growth over the period. The figures were published on Friday, 13 November 2026.
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Source: Dane
