Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 1,6% year-on-year in June 2025. The largest positive contributors to this increase were retailers in:

·         textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,6% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and

·         hardware, paint and glass (5,4% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales were flat in June 2025 compared with May 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in May 2025 and 1,1% in April 2025.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,7% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the second quarter of 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (9,8% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); and

·         general dealers (2,8% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,9% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the first quarter of 2025. The largest positive contributors were:

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,7% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point);

·         all ‘other’ retailers (1,8% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (2,8% and contributing 0,1 of a percentage point); and

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (1,5% and contributing 0,1 of a percentage point).

The largest negative contributor was retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (-2,3% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).