Monthly survey on retail trade - 2025-07
Published on the 22nd of August 2025
Turnover in retail trade contracted slightly in July
Note: The change in retail sales does not reflect the change in total household consumption as the latter includes other items such as health care, education and rents.
In July, turnover in retail trade continued to trend down slightly month-on-month by 0.6% (data adjusted for seasonal and working-day variations) after a similar decline of 0.7% in June. Sales of food products and manufactured goods both contracted by 0.6%, following contrasting developments last month (up 0.6% and down 1.6% respectively). Sales of manufactured goods displayed different trends across sub-sectors. They fell sharply for new cars (-9.9% after 1.0% the previous month - base effect resulting from the exceptionally volume of deliveries in July 2024), sports equipment (-4.9% after -0.1%) and DIY (-4.0% after -0.1%), while they grew in optical products (6.5% after -5.8%), furniture (4.1% after -5.4%) and stationery (3.4% after -0.6%).
In terms of distribution channels, hypermarket sales fell this month (-0.5% after 1.1%), as did supermarket sales (-0.4% after 0.4%). Department store sales also declined (-0.5% after -3.1%), while sales of small retailers increased (0.7% after -0.2%).
Three-month-on-three-month, overall turnover in retail trade fell by 0.9%, due to dips in both manufactured goods and food products (down 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively).
In terms of distribution channels, hypermarket sales fell this month (-0.5% after 1.1%), as did supermarket sales (-0.4% after 0.4%). Department store sales also declined (-0.5% after -3.1%), while sales of small retailers increased (0.7% after -0.2%).
Three-month-on-three-month, overall turnover in retail trade fell by 0.9%, due to dips in both manufactured goods and food products (down 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively).
Total manufactured goods and food sales
Month-on-month change (%) - Seasonally and working-day adjusted volumes
Notes:.
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade.
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis. Total and manufactured products series are reconstituted by aggregating the SA-WDA series of the sub-components.
3) SA-WDA: Seasonally and working-day adjusted.
1) Sectors are classified according to the relative weight of the products included in the total aggregate of retail trade.
2) The aggregated and by sub-sector series are seasonally adjusted on an individual basis. Total and manufactured products series are reconstituted by aggregating the SA-WDA series of the sub-components.
3) SA-WDA: Seasonally and working-day adjusted.
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Breakdown by industrial product and outlet category – July 2025
Updated on the 21st of August 2025