The volume of sales in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 2.5% in March 2025 compared to March 2024. In the wholesale trade excluding repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the volume of sales increased by 2.3% in March 2025 compared to March 2024.
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Statbel publishes these indices according to REGULATION (EU) 2019/2152 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics as regards trade (excluding retail trade). According to that regulation, the indices are established on a monthly basis from reference year 2021 onwards. This statistic is the successor to the statistic “Turnover in the service sector (according to VAT returns)”, which was published on a quarterly basis for the reference years 2000 to 2023.
Monthly indices are expressed with reference year 2021=100. In addition to gross indices, Statbel publishes indices adjusted for seasonal and working day variations.