Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 2,0% year-on-year in July 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (4,4% and contributing 1,8 percentage points); and

·         retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (5,9% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

The largest negative contributor was retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-6,3% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 0,2% in July 2024 compared with June 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,6% in June 2024 and -0,5% in May 2024.

Retail trade sales increased by 2,4% in the three months ended July 2024 compared with the three months ended July 2023. The largest contributor to this increase was general dealers (4,4% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,5% in the three months ended July 2024 compared with the previous three months. The largest contributors to the increase were retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (5,6% and contributing 1,0 percentage point) and general dealers (0,9% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).