Retail trade - February 2025

Sales in retail trade, except of motor vehicles¹⁾ increased in real terms by 0.4%, month‑on‑month, in February. Sales from sale of automotive fuel increased by 1.2%, sales from sale of non-food goods by 0.5%, and sales from sale of food by 0.1%.

Year-on-year, sales in retail trade increased in real terms by 3.8% in February. Sales from the following increased: sale of automotive fuel by 8.1%, sale of non-food goods by 4.0%, and sale of food by 2.2%. 

“In February, sales in retail trade adjusted for price effects increased, year-on-year, as for sale of food, automotive fuel, as well as non-food goods. Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet and sale of automotive fuel contributed the most to the growth of retail sales. Sales were increasing in all assortment types of stores except for stores with other household equipment and clothing, footwear and leather goods,” 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 9.0%, year‑on-year, in retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores by 6.9%, sales in dispensing chemist in specialised stores and in retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores increased by 5.3%, y-o-y, and in retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores by 4.3%. On the other hand, sales decreased in retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores by 5.8% and in retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores by 5.1%. Sales in retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores increased by 3.7% and in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating by 2.1%. In other retail sale in non‑specialised stores, sales increased by 9.1%. In retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet²⁾ sales increased by 13.2%.

Sales for sale and repair of motor vehicles³⁾ increased in real terms by 0.1%, m-o-m. In the year-on-year comparison, sales increased by 3.7%. Sales for sale of motor vehicles (including spare parts) increased by 4.6%, y-o-y, whereas sales for repair of motor vehicles decreased by 0.1%, 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.