Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 7,0% year-on-year in January 2025. The largest contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (8,4% and contributing 3,6 percentage points); and

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (10,1% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,2% in January 2025 compared with December 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,4% in December 2024 and 1,0% in November 2024.

Retail trade sales increased by 5,7% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the three months ended January 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:

·         general dealers (7,0% and contributing 3,0 percentage points); and

·         retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (9,4% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 2,1% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributors were:

·         general dealers (2,4% and contributing 1,1 percentage points); and

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