Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 2,9% year-on-year in October 2025. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,8% and contributing 1,0 percentage point);

·         all ‘other’ retailers (7,2% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (13,0% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (5,8% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,9% in October 2025 compared with September 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,1% in September 2025 and -1,6% in August 2025.

Retail trade sales increased by 2,7% in the months ended October 2025 compared with the three months ended October 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         all ‘other’ retailers (5,8% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,8% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in hardware, paint and glass (6,0% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and

·         general dealers (1,1% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

The only negative contributor was retailers in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (-1,9% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,1% in the three months ended October 2025 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributor was general dealers (0,7% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).

The largest negative contributor was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (-2,6% and contributing ‑0,5 of a percentage point).