Volume change in retail trade in the Member States of the European Union, April 2025
Released: 12 June 2025
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in the European Union was 2.8% higher, on a calendar-adjusted basis, than in the same month of the previous year. According to the available data, the volume of retail trade turnover increased in almost all Member States, with the highest increase in Cyprus (7.7%) and a decrease in two Member States (Luxembourg: -3.6, Slovakia: -0.1%). Seasonally and calendar adjusted retail trade volumes grew by 0.7% in the EU compared with the previous month.
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 5.0% higher than a year earlier1, while seasonally and calendar-adjusted data show an increase of 2.0% compared to the previous month. Among the V4 countries, retail sales volumes increased by 5.5% in Poland and decreased by 0.1% in Slovakia compared with April 2024 (data for Czechia not available).
In Hungary, the volume of retail trade in specialized and non-specialized food shops increased by 3.7% compared to the same month of the previous year. Sales volumes in non-specialized food and beverages shops, which account for 76% of food retail trade, were 4.1% higher, and in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores they increased by 1.6%. Non-food retail trade sales volumes increased by 4.0% overall. Compared to April 2024, sales volume increased by 8.3% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 7.2% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 3.9% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores and by 2.9% in furniture and electrical goods stores, while they fell by 1.0% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops and by 0.4% in second-hand goods shops. Mail order and internet retailing, which covers a wide range of goods and accounted for 8.4% of retail sales in April 2025, rose by 9.1%. The volume of sales at automotive fuel stations increased by 2.4% compared with a year earlier. Sales volumes of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores, not included in retail trade data, increased by 1.5%.
In April 2025, national retail trade turnover at current prices was HUF 1,703 billion. 50% of national retail sales were realized in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 35% in non-food retail trade and 15% in the fuel sales of automotive fuel stations.
Trading Economics'2 macro-models suggest that retail sales in the European Union could grow by around 0.2% year-on-year at the end of Q2 2025, followed by a further 0.6–0.8% growth in 2025. In Hungary, growth of 2.7–2.7% is expected for the second and third quarters of 2025.
Table 1
Volume of retail trade in the member states of the European Union, April 2025
Territorial units
Indicesa)(base year 2021)
% change compared with
the previuos montha)
the same month of the previous yearb)
European Union average
103.0
0.7
2.8
Euro area
102.1
0.1
2.3
Belgium
95.4
2.1
3.2
Bulgaria
117.0
0.6
2.4
Czechia
..
..
..
Denmark
96.5
0.4
3.3
Germany
99.0
-1.1
2.3
Estonia
95.5
2.0
6.2
Ireland
109.8
-0.2
1.2
Greece
..
..
..
Spain
109.9
0.7
4.2
France
104.8
0.3
2.8
Croatia
116.7
1.0
5.0
Italy
97.8
0.4
0.1
Cyprus
121.6
0.5
7.7
Latvia
102.1
0.5
0.6
Lithuania
105.7
1.2
4.0
Luxembourg
115.0
-0.2
-3.6
Hungary
103.3
2.0
5.0
Malta
117.6
-1.0
0.3
Netherlands
101.3
-0.4
1.3
Austria
97.4
0.4
1.0
Poland
113.4
7.5
5.5
Portugal
111.8
-0.2
2.1
Romania
118.5
0.4
2.8
Slovenia
99.9
0.2
0.3
Slovakia
102.8
2.4
-0.1
Finland
93.2
0.9
2.3
Sweden
98.0
2.4
5.7
a) Calendar and seasonally adjusted.
b) Calendar adjusted.
Source: Euro indicators – Retail trade, April 2025. (6 June 2025)
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Footnotes
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Due to a methodological difference, the data on the volume change of retail trade in the HCSO "Retail Trade" first release may differ from those published by Eurostat. In Hungary, according to the Hungarian methodology, the calendar-adjusted volume of the April retail trade increased by 5.0% - just as the one published by Eurostat - compared to the same month of the previous year. ↩
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Trading Economics data is available after registration. ↩
Released: 12 June 2025
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in the European Union was 2.8% higher, on a calendar-adjusted basis, than in the same month of the previous year. According to the available data, the volume of retail trade turnover increased in almost all Member States, with the highest increase in Cyprus (7.7%) and a decrease in two Member States (Luxembourg: -3.6, Slovakia: -0.1%). Seasonally and calendar adjusted retail trade volumes grew by 0.7% in the EU compared with the previous month.
In April 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 5.0% higher than a year earlier1, while seasonally and calendar-adjusted data show an increase of 2.0% compared to the previous month. Among the V4 countries, retail sales volumes increased by 5.5% in Poland and decreased by 0.1% in Slovakia compared with April 2024 (data for Czechia not available).
In Hungary, the volume of retail trade in specialized and non-specialized food shops increased by 3.7% compared to the same month of the previous year. Sales volumes in non-specialized food and beverages shops, which account for 76% of food retail trade, were 4.1% higher, and in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores they increased by 1.6%. Non-food retail trade sales volumes increased by 4.0% overall. Compared to April 2024, sales volume increased by 8.3% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 7.2% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 3.9% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores and by 2.9% in furniture and electrical goods stores, while they fell by 1.0% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops and by 0.4% in second-hand goods shops. Mail order and internet retailing, which covers a wide range of goods and accounted for 8.4% of retail sales in April 2025, rose by 9.1%. The volume of sales at automotive fuel stations increased by 2.4% compared with a year earlier. Sales volumes of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores, not included in retail trade data, increased by 1.5%.
In April 2025, national retail trade turnover at current prices was HUF 1,703 billion. 50% of national retail sales were realized in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 35% in non-food retail trade and 15% in the fuel sales of automotive fuel stations.
Trading Economics'2 macro-models suggest that retail sales in the European Union could grow by around 0.2% year-on-year at the end of Q2 2025, followed by a further 0.6–0.8% growth in 2025. In Hungary, growth of 2.7–2.7% is expected for the second and third quarters of 2025.
Volume of retail trade in the member states of the European Union, April 2025
| Territorial units | Indicesa)(base year 2021) | % change compared with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| the previuos montha) | the same month of the previous yearb) | ||
| European Union average | 103.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Euro area | 102.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Belgium | 95.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| Bulgaria | 117.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Czechia | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 96.5 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Germany | 99.0 | -1.1 | 2.3 |
| Estonia | 95.5 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| Ireland | 109.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Greece | .. | .. | .. |
| Spain | 109.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| France | 104.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Croatia | 116.7 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Italy | 97.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Cyprus | 121.6 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| Latvia | 102.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Lithuania | 105.7 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Luxembourg | 115.0 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| Hungary | 103.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Malta | 117.6 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| Netherlands | 101.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Austria | 97.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Poland | 113.4 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Portugal | 111.8 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Romania | 118.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Slovenia | 99.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Slovakia | 102.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Finland | 93.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Sweden | 98.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
b) Calendar adjusted.
Source: Euro indicators – Retail trade, April 2025. (6 June 2025)
Footnotes
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Due to a methodological difference, the data on the volume change of retail trade in the HCSO "Retail Trade" first release may differ from those published by Eurostat. In Hungary, according to the Hungarian methodology, the calendar-adjusted volume of the April retail trade increased by 5.0% - just as the one published by Eurostat - compared to the same month of the previous year. ↩
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Trading Economics data is available after registration. ↩