Retail trade turnover in August 2025 sees a 2.4% increase at the annual level

The retail trade turnover of food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 2.8%

In August 2025, the total seasonally and working-day adjusted retail trade turnover of all business entities engaged in this activity was in real terms 0.4% higher than in July 2025. Out of that, the retail trade turnover of food products decreased by 0.6% and the retail trade turnover of non-food products (except for automotive fuels and lubricants) by 0.9%.

In August 2025, compared to the same month of the previous year, the total working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased in real terms by 2.4%. Out of that, the retail trade turnover of food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 2.8%, whereas the retail trade turnover of non-food products (except for automotive fuels and lubricants) increased by 8.7%.

In the first eight months of 2025, the working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased by 3.6% in real terms compared to the same period of the previous year.

The largest impact on the increase in nominal turnover in August 2025 compared to the same month of the previous year, according to gross, unadjusted indices, was recorded in the following trade branches: Non-specialised stores with food, beverages and tobacco predominating, with a rise in turnover of 3.7% and an impact on the total turnover index of 1.5%, Other non-specialised retail trade with non-food products, with a rise in turnover of 9.2% and an impact on the total turnover index of 0.6%, and Textile, clothing, footwear and leather goods, with a rise in turnover of 8.3% and an impact on the total turnover index of 0.5%. Accordingly, the total gross retail trade turnover increased in nominal terms by 3.3% compared to the same month of the previous year.

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