Monthly survey on retail trade - 2025-10
Published on the 21st of November 2025
statistics
Turnover in retail trade picked up slightly in October
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 October, turnover in retail trade rose slightly month-on-month (+0.3%; data adjusted for seasonal and working-day variations), after declining slightly in September. In particular, manufactured goods sales picked up by 0.8% after falling by 0.4% in September, while food sales declined by 0.4%, after rising by 0.3% in September.
Manufactured goods continued to show contrasting trends across sub-sectors. Sales were clearly on the rise again for press and stationery (+11.6% after a sharp 5.4% decline in September), books (+4.2% after -2.8%), and games and toys (+4% after -2.4%). Sales declined in automotive equipment (-4.3% in October after +2.0% in September), watches and jewelry (-2.3% after 2.8%) and consumer electronics (-1.6% after +3.3%).
In terms of distribution channels, supermarket sales fell (-2.4% after +4.0%). Hypermarkets also recorded a slight decline (-0.5% after +0.4%). Conversely, sales at department stores increased (2.8% after -3.7%), as did sales at small retail stores albeit to a lesser extent (+0.6% after +0.7%).
Three month-on-three month, overall turnover in retail trade fell by 0.3%. This decline affected both manufactured goods sales (-0.1%) and food sales (-0.6%).
Manufactured goods continued to show contrasting trends across sub-sectors. Sales were clearly on the rise again for press and stationery (+11.6% after a sharp 5.4% decline in September), books (+4.2% after -2.8%), and games and toys (+4% after -2.4%). Sales declined in automotive equipment (-4.3% in October after +2.0% in September), watches and jewelry (-2.3% after 2.8%) and consumer electronics (-1.6% after +3.3%).
In terms of distribution channels, supermarket sales fell (-2.4% after +4.0%). Hypermarkets also recorded a slight decline (-0.5% after +0.4%). Conversely, sales at department stores increased (2.8% after -3.7%), as did sales at small retail stores albeit to a lesser extent (+0.6% after +0.7%).
Three month-on-three month, overall turnover in retail trade fell by 0.3%. This decline affected both manufactured goods sales (-0.1%) and food sales (-0.6%).
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 - October 2025
Updated on the 20th of November 2025