Chile’s retail trade growth quickened to 4.8% year-over-year in May 2026, up from 4.1% in April and marking the steepest increase since February.
The rise was driven by stronger sales of used vehicles (8.8% vs. 8.7%), food (4.0% vs. 2.6%), clothing and footwear (8.9% vs. 2.0%), electronics, home equipment, and technological products (6.9% vs. 4.3%), and other consumer goods (6.7% vs. 6.2%).
On a seasonally adjusted basis, retail trade rose 0.3% in May, reversing April’s 0.5% decline.