Short-term indicators
Retail trade

Persons employed in retail trade
% changes on the previous year

Year, month		Persons employed
2025	Apr	-1.0
	Mar	-1.0
	Feb	-1.3
	Jan	-1.6
2024	Dec	-1.9
	Nov	-1.9
	Oct	-2.2
	Sep	-2.4
	Aug	-2.2
	Jul	-2.1
	Jun	-2.2
	May	-2.1
	Apr	-2.1
	Mar	-2.0
	Feb	-2.1
	Jan	-1.9
2023	Dec	-0.7
	Nov	-0.7
	Oct	-0.4
	Sep	-0.2
	Aug	0.1
	Jul	0.6
	Jun	0.8
	May	1.3
	Apr	1.3
	Mar	1.4
	Feb	1.3
	Jan	1.4
2022	Dec	0.4
	Nov	0.4
	Oct	0.6
	Sep	0.5
	Aug	0.4
	Jul	0.3
	Jun	0.6
	May	0.5
	Apr	0.4
	Mar	0.5
	Feb	1.1
	Jan	1.0
2021	Dec	1.3
	Nov	1.4
	Oct	1.1
	Sep	1.3
	Aug	1.2
	Jul	1.3
	Jun	1.3
	May	1.2
	Apr	1.4
	Mar	0.9
	Feb	0.7
	Jan	0.9
2020	Dec	0.4
	Nov	0.3
	Oct	0.7
	Sep	0.7
	Aug	0.5
	Jul	0.5
	Jun	0.3
	May	-0.2
	Apr	-0.4
	Mar	0.3
	Feb	0.4
	Jan	0.3

As at 30 May 2025