Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,1% year-on-year in September 2025. The largest contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (1,9% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,4% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and

·         retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (11,4% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales was flat in September 2025 compared with August 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,6% in August 2025 and 2,3% in July 2025.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,6% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter of 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (1,9% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,2% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point);

·         all ‘other’ retailers (7,6% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (8,4% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

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

·         general dealers (1,0% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point); and

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

The only negative contributor was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (-0,6% and contributing ‑0,1 of a percentage point).