{"version":"1","article":{"id":"netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","slug":"netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=en","title":"Dutch retail turnover rises 3.5% in August","summary":"Calendar-adjusted sales volume increased 2.7%, while food, non-food and online sales grew at different rates, CBS reports.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Netherlands (CBS)","url":"https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/40/retail-turnover-up-by-3-5-percent-in-august","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"netherlands-retail-turnover-august-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Hollanda perakende değişimleri, Ağustos 2026","en":"Netherlands retail changes, August 2026","ar":"تغيرات تجارة التجزئة في هولندا، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Évolutions du commerce de détail aux Pays-Bas, août 2026","es":"Cambios del comercio minorista neerlandés, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"Benzin istasyonları hariç CBS perakende serilerinde yıllık değişim.","en":"Year-on-year changes in CBS retail series, excluding petrol stations.","ar":"تغيرات سنوية في سلاسل CBS للتجزئة باستثناء محطات الوقود.","fr":"Variations annuelles des séries de détail de CBS, hors stations-service.","es":"Variaciones interanuales en las series minoristas de CBS, excluidas gasolineras."},"methodology":{"tr":"Karşılaştırma Ağustos 2026 ile Ağustos 2025 arasındadır ve takvim etkisine göre düzeltilmiştir. Ciro nominal değer; hacim fiyat değişiminden arındırılmış miktar ölçüsüdür. Veriler geçicidir.","en":"The comparison is August 2026 versus August 2025 and is calendar-adjusted. Turnover is nominal value; sales volume removes price changes. Figures are provisional.","ar":"تقارن الأرقام أغسطس 2026 بأغسطس 2025 بعد تعديلها تقويميا. المبيعات قيمة اسمية؛ والحجم يستبعد تغير الأسعار. الأرقام مؤقتة.","fr":"La comparaison porte sur août 2026 par rapport à août 2025 et est corrigée du calendrier. Le chiffre d’affaires est nominal ; le volume exclut les variations de prix. Les données sont provisoires.","es":"La comparación es agosto de 2026 frente a agosto de 2025 y está ajustada por calendario. La facturación es nominal; el volumen descuenta cambios de precios. Los datos son provisionales."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/40/retail-turnover-up-by-3-5-percent-in-august"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:45:34+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Toplam perakende cirosu, yıllık değişim","en":"Total retail turnover, annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي في إجمالي مبيعات التجزئة","fr":"Variation annuelle du chiffre d’affaires total du commerce de détail","es":"Variación anual de la facturación minorista total"},"value":3.5,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-retail-turnover-yoy","unitCode":"percent","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Toplam perakende satış hacmi, yıllık değişim","en":"Total retail sales volume, annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي في حجم مبيعات التجزئة","fr":"Variation annuelle du volume des ventes au détail","es":"Variación anual del volumen de ventas minoristas"},"value":2.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-retail-sales-volume-yoy","unitCode":"percent","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Gıda dışı perakende cirosu, yıllık değişim","en":"Non-food retail turnover, annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي في مبيعات التجزئة غير الغذائية","fr":"Variation annuelle du chiffre d’affaires non alimentaire","es":"Variación anual de las ventas minoristas no alimentarias"},"value":5,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-nonfood-retail-turnover-yoy","unitCode":"percent","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Perakende internet cirosu, yıllık değişim","en":"Online retail turnover, annual change","ar":"التغير السنوي في مبيعات التجزئة عبر الإنترنت","fr":"Variation annuelle du chiffre d’affaires de détail en ligne","es":"Variación anual de la facturación minorista en línea"},"value":6.2,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-online-retail-turnover-yoy","unitCode":"percent","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"netherlands-retail-turnover-august-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"netherlands-retail-turnover-august-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover/data/netherlands-retail-turnover-august-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-retail-turnover/data/netherlands-retail-turnover-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Retail turnover in the Netherlands, excluding petrol stations, was 3.5% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said on 1 October. Sales volume, which removes price changes, increased 2.7%. CBS’s headline comparison is adjusted for the calendar because the distribution of weekdays can affect how much is sold. Without that adjustment, nominal turnover would have risen 2.5%. Both headline rates compare August 2026 with August 2025.","Turnover at shops selling food, beverages and tobacco increased 0.9%, while their sales volume rose 1.0%. CBS’s prose assigns 1.0% to supermarkets and 0.4% to specialist food shops, but the table in the same release lists those two rates against the opposite shop types. We therefore do not assign either disputed subtotal here. Non-food turnover, including retail outside shops, increased 5.0%; its sales volume grew 3.5%. Turnover and the quantity sold after removing price effects are different measures.","Within non-food retail, turnover at furniture and household-goods shops rose 7.1%, and recreational-goods shops recorded a 5.9% increase. Clothing turnover grew 2.5%, while shops selling footwear and leather goods recorded a 1.1% decline. Turnover at consumer-electronics shops increased 0.7%. The spread shows that store categories did not all expand at the same pace. CBS classifications describe business activities and sales channels; they do not represent the results of any single company.","Online retail turnover increased 6.2% year on year. Businesses whose main activity is selling online recorded 7.0% growth, compared with 4.8% at multi-channel retailers that use the internet alongside shops. Online sales of food and personal-care products rose 9.6%, clothing and fashion 6.1%, and consumer electronics 5.4%. Online turnover is a separate channel measure within retail; adding its growth rate to the overall retail rate would not produce total sales growth.","CBS says the published turnover figures are provisional and may be revised. One month is not a sound basis for forecasting September or later consumer demand. Calendar adjustment, removal of price changes and classification by sales channel address different measurement questions. Readers tracking retail activity should keep turnover separate from volume, annual changes separate from monthly movements, and online sales separate from the overall sector total. The figures describe activity in August 2026; they are not a forecast of household spending or a measure of company profitability."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Calendar-adjusted sales volume increased 2.7%, while food, non-food and online sales grew at different rates, CBS reports.\n\nRetail turnover in the Netherlands, excluding petrol stations, was 3.5% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said on 1 October. Sales volume, which removes price changes, increased 2.7%. CBS’s headline comparison is adjusted for the calendar because the distribution of weekdays can affect how much is sold. Without that adjustment, nominal turnover would have risen 2.5%. Both headline rates compare August 2026 with August 2025.\n\nTurnover at shops selling food, beverages and tobacco increased 0.9%, while their sales volume rose 1.0%. CBS’s prose assigns 1.0% to supermarkets and 0.4% to specialist food shops, but the table in the same release lists those two rates against the opposite shop types. We therefore do not assign either disputed subtotal here. Non-food turnover, including retail outside shops, increased 5.0%; its sales volume grew 3.5%. Turnover and the quantity sold after removing price effects are different measures.\n\nWithin non-food retail, turnover at furniture and household-goods shops rose 7.1%, and recreational-goods shops recorded a 5.9% increase. Clothing turnover grew 2.5%, while shops selling footwear and leather goods recorded a 1.1% decline. Turnover at consumer-electronics shops increased 0.7%. The spread shows that store categories did not all expand at the same pace. CBS classifications describe business activities and sales channels; they do not represent the results of any single company.\n\nOnline retail turnover increased 6.2% year on year. Businesses whose main activity is selling online recorded 7.0% growth, compared with 4.8% at multi-channel retailers that use the internet alongside shops. Online sales of food and personal-care products rose 9.6%, clothing and fashion 6.1%, and consumer electronics 5.4%. Online turnover is a separate channel measure within retail; adding its growth rate to the overall retail rate would not produce total sales growth.\n\nCBS says the published turnover figures are provisional and may be revised. One month is not a sound basis for forecasting September or later consumer demand. Calendar adjustment, removal of price changes and classification by sales channel address different measurement questions. Readers tracking retail activity should keep turnover separate from volume, annual changes separate from monthly movements, and online sales separate from the overall sector total. The figures describe activity in August 2026; they are not a forecast of household spending or a measure of company profitability.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}