Short-term indicators Retail trade

Persons employed in retail trade by selected branches of economic activity
% changes on the previous year
Year, month Retail trade of Retail trade
not in stores,
stalls or markets
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
(NACE 45)
food, beverages
and tobacco in
specialised stores
automotive fuel
in specialised stores
information and
communication equipment
in specialised stores
other household
equipment in
specialised stores
2025 Mar -0.7 -1.4 -4.5 -3.8 -3.2 -
Feb -0.5 -1.5 -5.6 -3.8 -3.5 1.6
Jan -0.2 -0.9 -5.9 -3.7 -2.8 2.3
2024 Dec -0.8 -1.3 -2.2 -3.5 -2.3 2.5
Nov -0.1 -1.0 -3.0 -3.7 -2.5 2.4
Oct -1.1 -0.7 -2.5 -4.5 -3.1 2.4
Sep 0.0 -0.6 -1.4 -3.9 -3.2 2.8
Aug 0.2 -1.2 -1.6 -3.7 -2.8 2.7
Jul 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -3.7 -3.3 2.8
Jun 0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -3.4 -3.5 2.8
May 1.3 0.4 -0.7 -2.9 -3.3 2.8
Apr 1.3 0.4 -0.8 -2.9 -3.2 2.7
Mar 1.0 0.3 1.1 -2.8 -3.6 2.6
Feb 0.9 1.2 2.3 -3.1 -3.6 2.6
Jan 0.3 0.7 2.0 -3.4 -4.3 2.5
2023 Dec 2.3 4.1 -0.5 -2.0 -3.2 2.1
Nov 1.9 3.7 0.0 -1.8 -3.7 2.2
Oct 2.5 3.9 -1.4 -1.6 -3.5 1.9
Sep 2.1 5.1 -1.8 -2.2 -3.7 1.6
Aug 2.3 5.1 -2.1 -2.2 -3.9 1.4
Jul 2.9 4.7 -2.1 -2.0 -4.0 1.3
Jun 3.1 5.3 -2.7 -2.0 -4.1 1.3
May 3.4 10.7 -2.7 -1.9 -4.9 1.1
Apr 2.8 10.7 -3.0 -2.3 -4.6 1.1
Mar 3.2 11.0 -3.1 -2.2 -4.5 1.0
Feb 3.2 10.3 -3.2 -1.6 -3.6 0.7
Jan 3.7 10.4 -2.5 -1.6 -2.6 0.7
2022 Dec 1.8 6.6 -3.3 -3.0 -2.1 0.2
Nov 2.2 7.1 -2.8 -2.7 -1.3 0.1
Oct 1.3 6.5 -2.5 -2.1 -0.7 0.5
Sep 1.3 6.1 -2.2 -1.0 -0.4 0.5
Aug 1.4 6.3 -1.6 -0.3 0.3 0.5
Jul 0.7 5.6 -0.9 0.2 1.6 0.2
Jun 0.7 5.0 -0.2 0.8 1.8 0.0
May 0.3 -0.5 0.2 1.0 4.3 0.0
Apr -0.2 -1.1 0.4 1.1 4.8 -0.1
Mar -0.6 -0.2 0.2 1.4 5.4 -0.2
Feb -0.8 0.6 -0.9 1.8 6.3 -0.2
Jan -0.5 0.3 -2.0 1.2 6.9 -0.6
2021 Dec 0.4 0.8 -4.0 1.4 7.4 -0.8
Nov -0.7 0.1 -3.2 1.5 8.3 -1.0
Oct -1.1 -0.4 -2.8 1.6 9.0 -1.1
Sep -0.7 -0.5 -3.1 1.6 9.6 -1.3
Aug -1.0 -0.3 -3.4 1.4 10.1 -1.4
Jul 0.4 0.4 -3.7 1.2 9.2 -1.5
Jun 0.3 0.8 -3.1 1.4 9.9 -1.4
May 0.5 2.0 -3.3 2.0 9.5 -1.4
Apr 1.6 4.3 -3.1 2.8 9.2 -2.0
Mar -0.4 1.6 -5.6 1.5 9.1 -2.9
Feb -1.0 0.6 -4.9 0.7 8.3 -3.1
Jan -1.2 1.8 -3.5 1.8 7.6 -2.8
2020 Dec -1.9 1.8 -3.0 2.3 4.5 -2.1
Nov -1.3 2.0 -3.7 2.2 3.2 -2.1
Oct -0.5 2.6 -4.4 1.8 3.8 -2.2
Sep -0.7 2.2 -4.2 1.9 3.9 -1.9
Aug -0.6 2.2 -4.4 1.6 3.1 -1.9
Jul -1.2 1.2 -4.8 1.8 3.2 -1.6
Jun -0.9 0.8 -4.9 1.0 2.8 -1.5
May -1.8 0.0 -5.1 -0.5 1.5 -1.5
Apr -2.4 -2.0 -5.6 -1.0 1.6 -0.7
Mar 0.2 -0.4 -2.8 0.2 0.7 0.4
Feb 1.4 0.2 -2.8 0.7 0.4 0.7
Jan 1.6 0.5 -3.1 0.2 -0.3 0.8

As at 30 April 2025

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