The increase continued for the 21th consecutive month
In December 2024, the total seasonally and working-day adjusted retail trade turnover of all business entities engaged in this activity was in real terms 0.7% higher than in November 2024. Out of that, the retail trade turnover of food products decreased by 1.0%, whereas the retail trade turnover of non-food products (except for automotive fuels and lubricants) increased by 1.6%.
In December 2024, compared to the same month of the previous year, the working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased in real terms by 6.5%. Out of that, the retail trade turnover of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 2.6% and the retail trade turnover of non-food products (except for automotive fuels and lubricants) by 10.5%.
In 2024, the working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased by 7.3% in real terms compared to the previous year.
The largest impact on the increase in nominal turnover in December 2024 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 7.7% and an impact on the total turnover index of 2.7%, Computer equipment, books and newspapers, games and toys, flowers and goods, watches and jewellery and other specialised products with a rise in turnover of 18.9% and an impact on the total turnover index of 1.3%, Dispensing chemists, medical and orthopaedic goods, optical products, cosmetic and toilet articles, with a rise in turnover of 13.1% and an impact on the total turnover index of 1.2%. Accordingly, the total gross retail trade turnover increased in nominal terms by 8.3% compared to the same month of the previous year.
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