Retail trade is a statistical indicator that plays a key role in understanding market dynamics, i.e. in monitoring consumer habits. Annual retail trade and other service activities turnover indices, which are important economic indicators suitable for analysing economic development, are used to measure the dynamics of change of this phenomenon.

In 2025, the working-day adjusted retail trade turnover increased in nominal terms by 5.8%, and it increased by 3.6% in real terms compared to the previous year.

After a strong increase of 20.4% in the working-day adjusted turnover of service activities in 2022, growth gradually slowed between 2023 and 2025, reaching 6.8% in 2025 compared to the previous year.

In 2025, the highest increase in turnover was recorded in section M – Professional, scientific and technical activities (of 9.7%). This was followed by section N – Administrative and support service activities and section J – Information and communication, both recording turnover growth of 7.7%.

Within section Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (G) the highest increase in turnover was recorded for the activity Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, of 8.0%.

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