Volume change in retail trade in the Member States of the European Union, October 2025
Released: 17 December 2025
In October 2025, the volume of retail trade in the European Union, based on calendar-adjusted data, was 1.6% higher than in the same month of the previous year. According to the available data, retail trade volumes increased in the majority of Member States, with the largest rise in Cyprus (9.9%). A decline (0.1–0.8%) was registered in three Member States, the most significant in Luxembourg. Seasonally and calendar-adjusted data show that retail trade volumes in the EU remained unchanged compared with the previous month.
In October 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 3.1% higher than a year earlier1, while seasonally and calendar-adjusted data indicate a 0.6% increase compared with the previous month. Among the V4 countries, retail trade volumes rose by 2.6% in Poland and by 0.4% in Slovakia compared with October 2024 (data for Czechia were not available).
In Hungary, the volume of retail trade in specialized and non-specialized food shops increased by 1.2% compared with the same month of the previous year. Sales volumes in non-specialized food and beverages shops, which account for 77% of food retail trade, grew by 2.9%, while specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores registered a 4.3% decline. Non-food retail trade volumes increased overall by 5.2%. Compared with October 2024, sales volumes rose by 8.6% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 6.0% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 4.4% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, and by 0.6% in furniture and electrical goods stores, while a decrease was recorded in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores (0.3%), and in second-hand goods shops (2.0%). Mail order and internet retailing, covering a wide range of goods and accounting for 8.9% of retail sales in October 2025, increased by 11%. The volume of sales at automotive fuel stations rose by 0.6% 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 3.1%.
In October 2025, national retail trade turnover at current prices amounted to HUF 1,762 billion. Of total national retail sales, 49% were realized in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 37% in non-food retail trade, and 15% in the fuel sales of automotive fuel stations2.
According to Trading Economics macro-models, retail trade in the European Union could grow by around 1.5% year-on-year3 at the end of Q4 2025. In Hungary, growth of 3.3% is expected for the fourth quarter of 2025, followed by further increases (between 2.0% and 2.7% per quarter) in 2026.
Table 1
Volume of retail trade in the member states of the European Union, October 2025
Territorial units
Indicesa)(base year 2021)
% change compared with
the previous montha)
the same month of the previous yearb)
European Union average
103.6
0.0
1.6
Euro area
103.1
0.0
1.5
Belgium
93.2
–1.3
–0.1
Bulgaria
121.9
1.0
7.4
Czechia
..
..
..
Denmark
97.8
0.5
3.1
Germany
100.1
–0.3
0.9
Estonia
94.7
1.7
4.0
Ireland
110.8
–0.4
1.2
Greece
..
..
..
Spain
112.4
0.0
3.9
France
106.5
–0.1
2.1
Croatia
118.9
1.4
4.1
Italy
..
..
..
Cyprus
127.3
0.6
9.9
Latvia
106.3
1.1
4.9
Lithuania
109.5
0.3
3.9
Luxembourg
131.4
3.6
–0.8
Hungary
103.2
0.6
3.1
Malta
124.3
0.6
6.2
Netherlands
101.4
0.0
1.1
Austria
96.8
–0.6
–0.6
Poland
110.5
–0.2
2.6
Portugal
116.7
0.3
4.3
Romania
..
..
..
Slovenia
100.7
1.0
2.2
Slovakia
103.6
–0.1
0.4
Finland
92.0
0.2
1.3
Sweden
97.0
–0.4
3.3
a) Calendar and seasonally adjusted
b) Calendar adjusted
Source: Euro indicators – Retail trade, October 2025. Download date: 4 December 2025
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Footnotes
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Due to methodological differences, 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 national methodology, the calendar-adjusted volume of retail trade in October – in line with Eurostat figures – increased by 3.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, and by 0.5% compared with the previous month. ↩
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Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding rules. ↩
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Trading Economics data is available after registration. ↩
Released: 17 December 2025
In October 2025, the volume of retail trade in the European Union, based on calendar-adjusted data, was 1.6% higher than in the same month of the previous year. According to the available data, retail trade volumes increased in the majority of Member States, with the largest rise in Cyprus (9.9%). A decline (0.1–0.8%) was registered in three Member States, the most significant in Luxembourg. Seasonally and calendar-adjusted data show that retail trade volumes in the EU remained unchanged compared with the previous month.
In October 2025, the volume of retail trade in Hungary was 3.1% higher than a year earlier1, while seasonally and calendar-adjusted data indicate a 0.6% increase compared with the previous month. Among the V4 countries, retail trade volumes rose by 2.6% in Poland and by 0.4% in Slovakia compared with October 2024 (data for Czechia were not available).
In Hungary, the volume of retail trade in specialized and non-specialized food shops increased by 1.2% compared with the same month of the previous year. Sales volumes in non-specialized food and beverages shops, which account for 77% of food retail trade, grew by 2.9%, while specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores registered a 4.3% decline. Non-food retail trade volumes increased overall by 5.2%. Compared with October 2024, sales volumes rose by 8.6% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 6.0% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 4.4% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, and by 0.6% in furniture and electrical goods stores, while a decrease was recorded in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores (0.3%), and in second-hand goods shops (2.0%). Mail order and internet retailing, covering a wide range of goods and accounting for 8.9% of retail sales in October 2025, increased by 11%. The volume of sales at automotive fuel stations rose by 0.6% 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 3.1%.
In October 2025, national retail trade turnover at current prices amounted to HUF 1,762 billion. Of total national retail sales, 49% were realized in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 37% in non-food retail trade, and 15% in the fuel sales of automotive fuel stations2.
According to Trading Economics macro-models, retail trade in the European Union could grow by around 1.5% year-on-year3 at the end of Q4 2025. In Hungary, growth of 3.3% is expected for the fourth quarter of 2025, followed by further increases (between 2.0% and 2.7% per quarter) in 2026.
Volume of retail trade in the member states of the European Union, October 2025
| Territorial units | Indicesa)(base year 2021) | % change compared with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| the previous montha) | the same month of the previous yearb) | ||
| European Union average | 103.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Euro area | 103.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Belgium | 93.2 | –1.3 | –0.1 |
| Bulgaria | 121.9 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| Czechia | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 97.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Germany | 100.1 | –0.3 | 0.9 |
| Estonia | 94.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Ireland | 110.8 | –0.4 | 1.2 |
| Greece | .. | .. | .. |
| Spain | 112.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| France | 106.5 | –0.1 | 2.1 |
| Croatia | 118.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Italy | .. | .. | .. |
| Cyprus | 127.3 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| Latvia | 106.3 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Lithuania | 109.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Luxembourg | 131.4 | 3.6 | –0.8 |
| Hungary | 103.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Malta | 124.3 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| Netherlands | 101.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Austria | 96.8 | –0.6 | –0.6 |
| Poland | 110.5 | –0.2 | 2.6 |
| Portugal | 116.7 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Romania | .. | .. | .. |
| Slovenia | 100.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Slovakia | 103.6 | –0.1 | 0.4 |
| Finland | 92.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Sweden | 97.0 | –0.4 | 3.3 |
b) Calendar adjusted
Source: Euro indicators – Retail trade, October 2025. Download date: 4 December 2025
Footnotes
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Due to methodological differences, 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 national methodology, the calendar-adjusted volume of retail trade in October – in line with Eurostat figures – increased by 3.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, and by 0.5% compared with the previous month. ↩
-
Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding rules. ↩
-
Trading Economics data is available after registration. ↩