Retail trade - March 2025

In May 2025, retail sales are estimated to have decreased in the monthly series by 0.4% in value and 0.5% in volume.

In the three months to May 2025, retail sales fell by 0.1% in value and by 0.5% in volume compared to the previous three-month period.

On a year-on-year basis, in May 2025, retail sales recorded a growth of 1.3% in value and contracted by 0.3% in volume.

Compared to May 2024, retail sales increased by 3.2% for large-scale distribution, decreased by 0.4% for small-scale distribution, remained stable for non-store sales and fell by 0.9% for online sales.

As for non-food products, year-on-year trends varied across categories. The largest increases were seen in Cosmetic and toilet articles (+4.3%) and Optical instruments and photographic equipment (+2.7%), while the most marked declines were recorded in Stationery, books, newspapers and magazines (-3.5%) and Computers and telecommunications equipment (-2.6%).