Turnover indices in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices - August 2025

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Turnover indices in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices - August 2025

In August[1] 2025, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices kept the level of the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

The trade turnover rose by 4.9% compared to the same month of 2024 according to the calendar-adjusted data.

[1] Data for August 2025 are preliminary.

 

Monthly changes

In August 2025, an increase was reported in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 1.3%, while in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’, and in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ was observed a decrease - by 1.1%.

In the group ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’, major decrease was registered in the subgroup ‘Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment’ - by 6.4%. An increase was noted in the following subgroups: ‘Retail sales of textiles, clothing, and footwear and leather goods’ - by 1.9%, ‘Retail sale in non-specialised stores’ - by 1.0%, and ‘Retail sale of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances’ - by 0.7%.

 

Annual changes

In August 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 9.8%, and in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 3.0%. In the ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ was noted a decrease - by 0.8%.

In the group ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’, an increase was observed in all of the subgroups. More significant growth was observed in ‘Retail sales of textiles, clothing, and footwear and leather goods’ - by 19.8%.

 

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

Change of the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices compared to the previous month
(Per cent)
Economic activities III.2025 IV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VIII.2025
Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 1.4 -0.3 2.2 0.7 -0.3 0.0
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.6 1.4 -1.1
Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.6 -1.2
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 1.4 0.2 -0.7 -2.1 -1.3 -1.2
Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) 1.8 1.2 3.1 1.3 0.5 -1.1
of which:
Other retail sales in non-specialised stores 2.2 -0.9 3.5 1.0 -0.3 1.0
Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores 1.9 -0.3 2.9 0.5 2.5 1.9
Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores 1.9 1.3 3.1 0.3 -0.1 0.7
Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores -0.3 4.3 0.1 2.7 4.1 -6.4
Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores -1.5 5.2 0.3 2.4 0.5 -1.8
Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet 2.0 0.6 1.5 0.3 1.2 -0.2
Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores -1.6 1.9 -2.8 0.9 -1.7 1.3

 

Table 2

Change of the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices compared to the same month of the previous year
(Per cent)
Economic activities III.2025 IV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VIII.2025
Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 5.4 2.4 7.2 6.8 6.0 4.9
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8
Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 1.7 0.6 1.6 -3.8 -7.0 -8.8
Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) 8.4 2.7 12.3 11.7 11.8 9.8
of which:
Other retail sales in non-specialised stores 14.7 6.1 15.6 13.6 10.7 13.8
Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores 10.3 6.3 17.0 10.2 16.6 19.8
Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores 10.7 6.7 17.0 15.5 11.9 12.5
Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores 11.6 -4.2 13.3 16.6 18.9 10.3
Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores 4.7 5.4 7.1 10.5 9.5 6.7
Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet 6.4 4.6 7.7 4.9 6.3 7.2
Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores 8.3 9.8 8.8 9.7 3.0 3.0

Table 3

Turnover Indices in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices (Seasonally adjusted data, 2021 = 100)
Economic activities VIII.2024 IX.2024 X.2024 XI.2024 XII.2024 I.2025 II.2025 III.2025 IV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VIII.2025
Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 113.7 114.5 115.3 117.1 117.6 116.6 114.7 116.3 115.9 118.5 119.3 119.0 119.0
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco 110.0 110.2 111.6 112.7 112.8 109.2 107.3 108.2 108.5 108.4 109.0 110.3 109.4
Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 110.3 110.9 112.3 113.6 113.4 109.8 107.7 108.6 108.8 108.9 109.9 111.8 110.6
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 108.0 105.5 107.5 107.2 109.0 105.1 104.4 105.9 106.1 105.4 103.2 101.9 100.7
Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) 113.7 115.7 116.6 119.4 119.9 119.0 117.3 119.4 120.8 124.5 126.1 126.7 125.3
of which:
Other retail sales in non-specialised stores 126.7 129.3 132.2 131.3 131.6 135.6 135.9 138.9 137.7 142.5 143.9 143.4 144.9
Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores 144.0 148.3 147.0 150.7 151.8 152.1 149.7 152.6 152.2 156.6 157.4 161.4 164.5
Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores 112.1 113.6 114.5 116.0 114.3 117.3 117.0 119.2 120.7 124.4 124.8 124.7 125.6
Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores 95.1 96.9 99.1 103.7 102.1 105.6 101.4 101.1 105.4 105.5 108.3 112.7 105.5
Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores 119.2 121.3 120.4 123.7 121.7 123.0 121.3 119.5 125.7 126.1 129.1 129.8 127.4
Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet 119.8 123.4 126.7 136.7 139.7 128.6 121.5 123.9 124.7 126.6 127.0 128.5 128.2
Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores 117.5 115.4 114.2 115.2 117.0 127.6 124.1 122.1 124.4 120.9 122.0 119.9 121.4

Table 4

Turnover Indices in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices (Calendar-adjusted data, 2021 = 100)
Economic activities VIII.2024 ІX.2024 X.2024 XI.2024 XII.2024 І.2025 IІ.2025 IIІ.2025 IV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VIII.2025
Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 118.1 115.4 117.7 123.7 130.5 107.7 99.9 111.3 112.4 115.5 118.9 125.7 123.9
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco 118.1 109.0 112.4 109.6 127.7 101.8 94.7 105.9 105.7 107.8 108.6 115.8 117.1
Retail sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 117.6 109.7 113.3 110.5 129.4 102.7 95.2 106.7 105.9 108.2 109.1 116.7 118.0
Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 121.4 104.1 107.0 103.9 117.3 95.9 91.5 101.2 104.1 105.3 105.2 109.7 110.7
Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel) 113.9 117.8 121.6 135.7 136.8 110.8 102.0 114.3 116.0 120.8 124.1 129.3 125.1
of which:
Other retail sales in non-specialised stores 138.8 135.6 135.5 133.8 147.9 118.9 113.4 136.0 132.4 141.5 147.0 151.6 157.9
Retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores 134.6 170.2 149.8 167.3 190.2 126.5 115.5 149.7 140.9 157.8 160.3 157.1 161.3
Retail sales of audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, etc. in specialised stores 114.3 115.9 123.1 139.9 126.7 99.7 92.5 106.4 116.4 120.6 127.9 134.3 128.6
Retail sales of computers, peripheral units and software; telecommunications equipment, etc. in specialised stores 96.1 97.2 101.9 108.4 116.7 95.3 90.2 100.1 101.8 105.7 107.0 116.2 106.0
Dispensing chemist; retail sales of medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores 117.2 114.5 122.0 125.0 132.2 129.7 119.1 122.2 123.0 123.4 124.2 128.2 125.1
Retail sales via mail, order houses or via Internet 104.1 114.5 126.5 193.5 176.3 133.7 110.8 114.7 111.1 114.1 115.2 116.4 111.6
Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores 135.7 121.9 115.8 110.6 111.1 113.1 107.5 115.3 118.1 116.9 129.1 141.5 139.8