In May 2025, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 2.0% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
The trade turnover rose by 7.2% compared to the same month of 2024 according to the calendar-adjusted data.
[1] Data for May 2025 are preliminary.
Monthly changes
In May 2025, an increase was reported in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 2.7%, while a decrease was observed in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 2.9%. The turnover in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ kept the level of previous month.
In the group ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’, a major growth was registered in: ‘Retail sale in non-specialised stores’ - by 3.1%, ‘Retail sales of textiles, clothing, and footwear and leather goods’ - by 2.9%, and ‘Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances’ - by 2.8%. A decrease was noted in ‘Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment’ - by 0.2%.
Annual changes
In May 2025, compared to the same month of 2024, a rise of the turnover was registered in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 12.3%, and in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 8.8%, while in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ it is at the level of May 2024.
In the group ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’, an increase was observed in all subgroups. Major growth was noted in: ‘Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances’ and ‘Retail sales of textiles, clothing, and footwear and leather goods’ - both by 17.0%, ‘Retail sale in non-specialised stores’ - by 15.6%, and ‘Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment’ - by 13.3%.
Methodological notes
The monthly turnover indices reflect the short-term changes in the value of this indicator between two compared periods at constant prices. The information may be used to assess the current situation and the trends in the development of the trade sector as well as for short-term forecasts. In order to calculate the indices, trade enterprises are observed by using a representative sample that forms about 70% of the annual receipts of the observed aggregate. The monthly turnover indices are calculated according to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Business Statistics repealing 10 legal acts with 2021 as a base year.
Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method, which eliminates the seasonal component of time series.
Calendar adjustment is an adjustment for variations caused by calendar effects, a different number of calendar and working days in the months, national holidays and outliers (for example, the presence of more non-working days in May could contribute to the decline in the retail trade).
Since July 2024, all dynamic rows have been recalculated based on 2021 base year and have been published in IS Infostat.
Annex
Table 1
| (Per cent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic activities | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025 |
| Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco | 0.1 | -3.2 | -1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | -0.2 | -3.2 | -1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 1.7 | -3.6 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| of which: | ||||||
| Other retail sales in non-specialised stores | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 3.1 |
| Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores | -1.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores | -1.5 | 3.4 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores | -1.6 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -1.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet | 2.2 | -7.9 | -5.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores | 1.6 | 9.1 | -2.7 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -2.9 |
Table 2
| (Per cent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic activities | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025 |
| Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles | 9.0 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 7.2 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco | 9.3 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 8.9 | 4.2 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 12.8 | 2.1 | -2.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) | 12.1 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| of which: | ||||||
| Other retail sales in non-specialised stores | 22.8 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 15.6 |
| Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores | 14.8 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 17.0 |
| Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores | 2.1 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 17.0 |
| Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 11.6 | -4.2 | 13.3 |
| Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores | 9.3 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet | 39.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores | -5.6 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
Table 3
| Economic activities | V.2024 | VI.2024 | VII.2024 | VIII.2024 | IX.2024 | X.2024 | XI.2024 | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles | 110.4 | 112.0 | 113.9 | 113.7 | 114.5 | 115.3 | 117.1 | 117.6 | 116.6 | 114.7 | 116.3 | 115.9 | 118.2 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco | 107.9 | 108.8 | 111.2 | 110.0 | 110.2 | 111.6 | 112.7 | 112.8 | 109.2 | 107.3 | 108.2 | 108.5 | 108.5 |
| Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 108.6 | 109.3 | 111.6 | 110.3 | 110.9 | 112.3 | 113.6 | 113.4 | 109.8 | 107.7 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 108.9 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 103.9 | 106.1 | 108.6 | 108.0 | 105.5 | 107.5 | 107.2 | 109.0 | 105.1 | 104.4 | 105.9 | 106.1 | 106.2 |
| Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) | 110.9 | 113.3 | 114.6 | 113.7 | 115.7 | 116.6 | 119.4 | 119.9 | 119.0 | 117.3 | 119.4 | 120.8 | 124.1 |
| of which: | |||||||||||||
| Other retail sales in non-specialised stores | 123.9 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 126.7 | 129.3 | 132.2 | 131.3 | 131.6 | 135.6 | 135.9 | 138.9 | 137.7 | 141.9 |
| Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores | 136.2 | 141.6 | 140.8 | 144.0 | 148.3 | 147.0 | 150.7 | 151.8 | 152.1 | 149.7 | 152.6 | 152.2 | 156.6 |
| Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores | 109.9 | 111.2 | 112.4 | 112.1 | 113.6 | 114.5 | 116.0 | 114.3 | 117.3 | 117.0 | 119.2 | 120.7 | 124.1 |
| Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores | 93.1 | 92.4 | 96.8 | 95.1 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 103.7 | 102.1 | 105.6 | 101.4 | 101.1 | 105.4 | 105.2 |
| Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores | 117.6 | 117.3 | 119.4 | 119.2 | 121.3 | 120.4 | 123.7 | 121.7 | 123.0 | 121.3 | 119.5 | 125.7 | 125.7 |
| Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet | 115.1 | 119.8 | 121.5 | 119.8 | 123.4 | 126.7 | 136.7 | 139.7 | 128.6 | 121.5 | 123.9 | 124.7 | 126.7 |
| Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores | 109.8 | 111.2 | 115.3 | 117.5 | 115.4 | 114.2 | 115.2 | 117.0 | 127.6 | 124.1 | 122.1 | 124.4 | 120.8 |
Table 4
| Economic activities | V.2024 | VI.2024 | VII.2024 | VIII.2024 | ІX.2024 | X.2024 | XI.2024 | XII.2024 | І.2025 | IІ.2025 | IIІ.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles | 107.7 | 111.3 | 118.6 | 118.1 | 115.4 | 117.7 | 123.7 | 130.5 | 107.7 | 99.9 | 111.3 | 112.4 | 115.5 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco | 107.9 | 109.2 | 115.9 | 118.1 | 109.0 | 112.4 | 109.6 | 127.7 | 101.8 | 94.7 | 105.9 | 105.7 | 107.8 |
| Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 108.5 | 109.1 | 115.5 | 117.6 | 109.7 | 113.3 | 110.5 | 129.4 | 102.7 | 95.2 | 106.7 | 105.9 | 108.2 |
| Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | 103.6 | 109.4 | 118.0 | 121.4 | 104.1 | 107.0 | 103.9 | 117.3 | 95.9 | 91.5 | 101.2 | 104.1 | 105.3 |
| Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) | 107.6 | 111.1 | 115.7 | 113.9 | 117.8 | 121.6 | 135.7 | 136.8 | 110.8 | 102.0 | 114.3 | 116.0 | 120.8 |
| of which: | |||||||||||||
| Other retail sales in non-specialised stores | 122.4 | 129.4 | 137.0 | 138.8 | 135.6 | 135.5 | 133.8 | 147.9 | 118.9 | 113.4 | 136.0 | 132.4 | 141.5 |
| Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores | 134.9 | 145.4 | 134.7 | 134.6 | 170.2 | 149.8 | 167.3 | 190.2 | 126.5 | 115.5 | 149.7 | 140.9 | 157.8 |
| Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores | 103.1 | 110.7 | 120.0 | 114.3 | 115.9 | 123.1 | 139.9 | 126.7 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 106.4 | 116.4 | 120.6 |
| Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores | 93.3 | 91.8 | 97.7 | 96.1 | 97.2 | 101.9 | 108.4 | 116.7 | 95.3 | 90.2 | 100.1 | 101.8 | 105.7 |
| Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores | 115.2 | 112.4 | 117.1 | 117.2 | 114.5 | 122.0 | 125.0 | 132.2 | 129.7 | 119.1 | 122.2 | 123.0 | 123.4 |
| Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet | 105.9 | 109.8 | 109.5 | 104.1 | 114.5 | 126.5 | 193.5 | 176.3 | 133.7 | 110.8 | 114.7 | 111.1 | 114.1 |
| Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores | 107.4 | 117.7 | 137.4 | 135.7 | 121.9 | 115.8 | 110.6 | 111.1 | 113.1 | 107.5 | 115.3 | 118.1 | 116.9 |
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