Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 6,3% year-on-year in October 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (11,5% and contributing 4,9 percentage points);

·         retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (16,6% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point);

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,1% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and

·         retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (5,3% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

The only negative contributor was retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-3,7% and contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,6% in October 2024 compared with September 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,6% in September 2024 and 0,7% in August 2024. 

Retail trade sales increased by 3,6% in the three months ended October 2024 compared with the three months ended October 2023. The largest contributors to this increase were general dealers (6,8% and contributing 3,0 percentage points) and retailers in household furniture, appliances and equipment (13,4% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,2% in the three months ended October 2024 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributor to the increase was general dealers (2,2% and contributing 1,0 percentage point) and the largest negative contributor was retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-3,1% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).