Retail trade - August 2024

Sales in retail trade, except of motor vehicles¹⁾ increased in real terms by 0.1%, month‑on‑month, in August. Sales for sale of automotive fuel increased by 2.1% and for sale of non-food goods by 0.6%; on the other hand, sales for sale of food decreased by 1.2%.

Sales in retail trade increased in real terms by 5.3%, year-on-year, in August. Sales for sale of automotive fuel increased by 9.3%, for non-food goods by 7.2%, and sales for sale of food by 1.6%.

“Sales in retail trade adjusted for price effects increased, year-on-year, in August. Sales increased for both – sale of non-food goods and food. Higher sales were also recorded among sellers of automotive fuel who, together with online sellers (e-tailers), contributed the most to the increase of sales in retail trade,” Jana Gotvaldová, Head of the Trade, Transport, and Services Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), says.

Sales in retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores increased by 14.0%, year‑on-year; sales in dispensing chemist, retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores increased by 7.0%; in retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores sales increased by 4.6%, in retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores by 4.3%, and in retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores by 2.1%. On the other hand, sales decreased in retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores by 0.6%. Sales in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating increased by 2.0% and in retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores they decreased by 2.0%. In other retail sale in non‑specialised stores, sales increased by 16.8%. In retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet²⁾ sales increased by 16.1%.

Sales for sale and repair of motor vehicles³⁾ increased in real terms by 0.3%, m-o-m. In the year-on-year comparison, sales decreased by 0.4%. Sales for sale of motor vehicles (including spare parts) decreased by 0.8%, whereas sales for repair of motor vehicles increased by 0.9%, y-o-y.

International comparison of retail sales development in Member States of the EU is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/short-term-business-statistics/publications.

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¹⁾ CZ-NACE 47 – retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
²⁾ CZ-NACE 4791 – retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
³⁾ CZ-NACE 45 – wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles