Compared to March 2025, the volume of sales in most major trade sectors increased.
Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has, increased by 1.0% in April 2025.
In the major trade sectors, we register an increase of 3.4% in Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores, of 2.1% in Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating and of 0.7% in Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores.
The largest decreases were observed in Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores with -2.9% and of -2.1% in Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores.
Retail trade registered an increase in its volume compared to April 2024.
Compared to April 2024, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has increased by 3.4%.
As for the major trade sectors, there was an increase of 6.6% in Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores, of 5.7% in Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores, of 1.5% in Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores, of 0.6% in Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores and of 0.1% in Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating.
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These indices are expressed with reference year 2021=100.
Important: from August 2024, due to the new calculation of the sales deflator series, the sales quantity series have been revised. This readjustment concerns the entire history since January 2006
We have introduced a new downloadable file and updated the Be.stat Cube. From now on, both will include indices expressed in reference year 2021=100.
The downloadable file with the indices expressed in reference year 2015=100 is still available, but will no longer be updated and will stop in December 2023.
Since January 2021, following the new European FRIBS regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2152), breakdowns for retail trade have changed. Some breakdowns no longer exist and new ones have been implemented.
Our methodology also changed: the main data source is the VAT declaration of enterprises to the FPS Finances, and no longer a survey. Only +/- 340 major enterprises will continue to answer the survey. The indices have been recalculated with the new methodology since 2010.