LUXEMBOURG , May 7, 2025 (press release) –
Overview
In March 2025, compared with February 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2025, retail trade volume grew by 0.2% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU.
In March 2025, compared with March 2024, the calendar adjusted retail sales index increased by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU.
Monthly comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2025, compared with February 2025, the volume of retail trade
-
decreased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.1%,
-
decreased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.1%,
-
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.4%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
-
decreased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.4%,
-
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 0.1%,
-
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.4%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Slovenia (-2.0%), Estonia (-1.3%) and Slovakia (-0.9%). The highest increases were observed in Malta (+2.0%), Belgium and Croatia (both +1.4%) and Bulgaria (+1.1%).
Annual comparison by retail sector and by Member State
In the euro area in March 2025, compared with March 2024, the volume of retail trade
-
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.6%,
-
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 2.3%,
-
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 0.9%.
In the EU, the volume of retail trade
-
increased for food, drinks, tobacco by 0.1%,
-
increased for non-food products (except automotive fuel) by 2.7%,
-
increased for automotive fuel in specialised stores by 1.7%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Luxembourg (+9.4%), Bulgaria (+5.4%) and Cyprus (+5.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovakia (-2.9%), Poland (-1.8%) and Italy (-1.4%).
Tables
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
||||||
| Total retail trade |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
| Food, drinks, tobacco |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
| Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
-0.6 |
1.2 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| EU |
||||||
| Total retail trade |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
| Food, drinks, tobacco |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
| Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
-0.8 |
1.7 |
-0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
| EU |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
| Belgium |
-1.9 |
-2.4 |
1.3 |
-0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
| Bulgaria |
0.7 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
-0.9 |
-1.6 |
1.1 |
| Czechia |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
1.2 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
c |
| Denmark |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| Germany |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
| Estonia |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
-0.9 |
2.1 |
-1.3 |
| Ireland |
-0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
-1.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
| Greece |
-1.8 |
2.4 |
-2.7 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
c |
| Spain |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
1.5 |
-1.3 |
1.3 |
-0.2 |
| France |
-0.4 |
0.3 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
| Croatia |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
-1.4 |
-0.9 |
1.4 |
| Italy |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
| Cyprus |
-1.1 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
-2.5 |
4.6 |
-0.5 |
| Latvia |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
-1.2 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
| Lithuania |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
-4.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Luxembourg |
-0.8 |
4.8 |
-8.1 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
| Hungary |
1.0 |
0.5 |
-1.1 |
2.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
| Malta |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
2.0 |
| Netherlands |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
-1.1 |
0.7 |
| Austria |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
| Poland |
2.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.6 |
0.8 |
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
| Portugal |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
| Romania |
0.9 |
0.0 |
-1.3 |
0.9 |
c |
c |
| Slovenia |
1.1 |
0.9 |
-1.7 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
-2.0 |
| Slovakia |
0.6 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
-9.4 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
| Finland |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
2.4 |
-1.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Sweden |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
| Norway |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
| Switzerland |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
-1.3 |
0.5 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted
c Confidential
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
||||||
| Total retail trade |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| Food, drinks, tobacco |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
| Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
3.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
| EU |
||||||
| Total retail trade |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| Food, drinks, tobacco |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| Non-food products (except automotive fuel) |
3.6 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
| Automotive fuel in specialised stores |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
* Calendar adjusted
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
Volume of retail trade
% change compared with the same month of the previous year*
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| EU |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| Belgium |
0.3 |
-2.9 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Bulgaria |
6.1 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
| Czechia |
5.1 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
c |
| Denmark |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
| Germany |
2.6 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
| Estonia |
-1.6 |
-0.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
| Ireland |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
-1.6 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| Greece |
-1.6 |
1.1 |
-5.3 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
c |
| Spain |
3.7 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
| France |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
| Croatia |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
| Italy |
1.0 |
-0.8 |
1.4 |
-0.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.4 |
| Cyprus |
3.4 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
8.5 |
5.0 |
| Latvia |
0.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
| Lithuania |
6.5 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
| Luxembourg |
15.8 |
20.8 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
10.7 |
9.4 |
| Hungary |
3.5 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
| Malta |
4.0 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
3.9 |
-0.7 |
4.9 |
| Netherlands |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
-0.8 |
0.5 |
| Austria |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
| Poland |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
| Portugal |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
| Romania |
10.2 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
c |
c |
| Slovenia |
-0.5 |
0.5 |
-2.1 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
-0.3 |
| Slovakia |
4.6 |
4.9 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
-1.5 |
-2.9 |
| Finland |
-2.7 |
-3.1 |
2.3 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
-1.3 |
| Sweden |
-1.0 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
| Norway |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
| Switzerland |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
* Calendar adjusted
c Confidential
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
Volume of retail trade, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices
(base year 2021)
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
101.4 |
101.5 |
101.4 |
101.4 |
101.6 |
101.5 |
| EU |
101.9 |
101.9 |
101.8 |
102.0 |
102.0 |
101.9 |
| Belgium |
93.4 |
91.2 |
92.4 |
91.7 |
92.1 |
93.4 |
| Bulgaria |
115.3 |
117.1 |
117.6 |
116.6 |
114.7 |
116.0 |
| Czechia |
96.9 |
96.8 |
98.0 |
97.6 |
98.0 |
c |
| Denmark |
95.1 |
95.2 |
95.7 |
95.5 |
96.2 |
96.3 |
| Germany |
99.0 |
99.3 |
98.4 |
99.0 |
99.2 |
99.0 |
| Estonia |
91.8 |
92.1 |
93.3 |
92.5 |
94.4 |
93.2 |
| Ireland |
108.8 |
109.8 |
110.1 |
108.4 |
110.0 |
110.3 |
| Greece |
96.9 |
99.2 |
96.5 |
97.6 |
99.2 |
c |
| Spain |
108.1 |
107.4 |
109.0 |
107.6 |
109.0 |
108.8 |
| France |
103.9 |
104.2 |
103.4 |
104.4 |
104.1 |
104.0 |
| Croatia |
114.5 |
115.3 |
116.0 |
114.4 |
113.4 |
115.0 |
| Italy |
98.0 |
97.7 |
98.0 |
97.6 |
97.5 |
97.2 |
| Cyprus |
115.3 |
118.0 |
118.0 |
115.0 |
120.3 |
119.7 |
| Latvia |
102.7 |
104.0 |
104.3 |
103.1 |
102.2 |
102.0 |
| Lithuania |
105.0 |
106.7 |
107.4 |
102.3 |
103.1 |
104.0 |
| Luxembourg |
124.2 |
130.1 |
119.6 |
127.2 |
127.5 |
128.8 |
| Hungary |
100.1 |
100.6 |
99.5 |
101.7 |
101.0 |
100.5 |
| Malta |
116.9 |
117.5 |
118.8 |
117.7 |
116.7 |
119.0 |
| Netherlands |
100.2 |
100.1 |
100.5 |
101.7 |
100.6 |
101.3 |
| Austria |
97.2 |
97.8 |
97.8 |
97.0 |
97.2 |
96.8 |
| Poland |
109.0 |
108.0 |
107.3 |
108.2 |
106.9 |
106.3 |
| Portugal |
111.5 |
112.0 |
112.0 |
112.3 |
112.6 |
112.0 |
| Romania |
118.4 |
118.4 |
116.9 |
117.9 |
c |
c |
| Slovenia |
98.8 |
99.7 |
98.0 |
100.1 |
101.2 |
99.2 |
| Slovakia |
103.6 |
103.8 |
112.3 |
101.7 |
100.8 |
99.9 |
| Finland |
91.2 |
91.0 |
93.2 |
91.6 |
91.7 |
91.8 |
| Sweden |
93.9 |
94.2 |
95.7 |
95.6 |
95.5 |
95.8 |
| Norway |
92.6 |
93.1 |
93.3 |
94.3 |
94.2 |
94.8 |
| Switzerland |
99.9 |
100.0 |
100.5 |
101.6 |
100.3 |
100.8 |
c Confidential
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
Volume of retail trade, calendar adjusted indices
(base year 2021)
| Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area |
102.5 |
104.5 |
118.8 |
95.1 |
90.0 |
99.9 |
| EU |
103.1 |
105.2 |
118.8 |
94.9 |
90.1 |
100.4 |
| Belgium |
95.1 |
92.3 |
108.2 |
89.2 |
82.0 |
93.1 |
| Bulgaria |
117.7 |
123.7 |
130.5 |
107.7 |
99.9 |
111.3 |
| Czechia |
99.5 |
109.3 |
121.9 |
87.6 |
85.2 |
c |
| Denmark |
93.2 |
102.4 |
111.1 |
86.3 |
83.3 |
93.5 |
| Germany |
100.8 |
106.5 |
110.0 |
91.2 |
89.0 |
101.0 |
| Estonia |
93.1 |
93.2 |
105.9 |
83.5 |
81.6 |
91.9 |
| Ireland |
102.5 |
128.7 |
161.7 |
91.6 |
101.9 |
101.2 |
| Greece |
96.5 |
99.4 |
105.1 |
87.8 |
93.2 |
c |
| Spain |
107.5 |
107.1 |
127.5 |
106.1 |
95.5 |
104.9 |
| France |
104.3 |
105.3 |
125.3 |
100.3 |
92.1 |
102.0 |
| Croatia |
112.8 |
105.5 |
119.1 |
93.1 |
91.0 |
106.3 |
| Italy |
102.0 |
99.0 |
119.5 |
91.2 |
86.1 |
92.6 |
| Cyprus |
114.2 |
120.6 |
143.8 |
104.0 |
105.5 |
114.8 |
| Latvia |
101.2 |
101.6 |
119.0 |
92.5 |
87.3 |
100.0 |
| Lithuania |
106.9 |
106.1 |
122.4 |
92.5 |
88.5 |
101.8 |
| Luxembourg |
125.0 |
132.6 |
134.7 |
122.1 |
117.7 |
131.9 |
| Hungary |
103.5 |
105.5 |
117.7 |
89.1 |
87.7 |
98.7 |
| Malta |
118.3 |
125.6 |
135.2 |
104.6 |
98.0 |
113.3 |
| Netherlands |
100.9 |
104.6 |
111.2 |
97.1 |
88.4 |
101.0 |
| Austria |
99.6 |
99.0 |
112.1 |
88.7 |
87.4 |
98.4 |
| Poland |
112.8 |
108.7 |
122.3 |
98.6 |
95.3 |
109.7 |
| Portugal |
110.6 |
113.1 |
134.6 |
102.9 |
96.9 |
106.7 |
| Romania |
120.5 |
124.9 |
129.6 |
103.1 |
c |
c |
| Slovenia |
101.2 |
101.4 |
107.7 |
92.0 |
89.2 |
100.4 |
| Slovakia |
107.4 |
108.9 |
125.0 |
92.6 |
91.5 |
100.0 |
| Finland |
90.4 |
91.1 |
107.2 |
80.1 |
76.6 |
87.9 |
| Sweden |
93.3 |
99.0 |
107.1 |
84.5 |
80.6 |
93.9 |
| Norway |
90.8 |
101.2 |
109.0 |
85.3 |
79.4 |
90.7 |
| Switzerland |
99.7 |
107.3 |
120.9 |
95.7 |
88.8 |
101.9 |
c Confidential
Source dataset: sts_trtu_m
Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release of 7 April 2025. The monthly percentage change for February 2025 has been revised from +0.3% to +0.2% in the euro area and from +0.2% to 0.0% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +2.3% to +1.9% in the euro area and from +2.0% to +1.8% in the EU.
Methods and definitions
The index of the volume of retail trade measures the evolution of the turnover in retail trade, adjusted for price changes (deflated), i.e. the evolution of the total amount of goods sold, based on data adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects.
Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data.
Geographical information
The euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
For more information
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The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(See file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)
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