Compared to December 2024, the volume of sales sales in all major trade sectors decreased.
Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has, decreased by 16.4% in January 2025.
In the major trade sectors, we register a decrease of -16.8% in Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, of -16.2% in Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores, of -9.4% in Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores, of -7.1% in Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores and of -5.5% in Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
Compared to January 2024, the volume of sales in retail trade has remained stable
Compared to January 2024, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has remained stable.
As for the major trade sectors, there was a decrease of -8.3% in Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores, of -4.4% in Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores, of -1.2% 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
In the major retail trade sectors, only the sector of other household equipment in specialised stores rises by 3.0%.
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These indices are expressed with reference year 2021=100.
On 5 March 2025, all series have been revised as of February 2024. Furthermore, following a revision of the G4711 series since January 2022, the G47, G47_X_G473, G471 and G47_FOOD series have been automatically revised since January 2022. 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.