In January – November 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally edged 0.4% higher in unadjusted data due to increases recorded by sales of non-food products (+2.4%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (+1.3%). Sales of food products, beverages and tobacco decreased by 2.6%.
In January – November 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally advanced by 1.0% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to increases recorded by sales of non-food products (+3.5%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (+2.9%). Sales of food, beverages and tobacco decreased by 2.1%.
In November 2025 compared to November 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally fell by 4.8% in unadjusted data due to decreases recorded by fuel sales in specialized stores (-5.3%), sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-5.1%) and sales of non-food products (-4.4%).
In November 2025 compared to November 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally dropped by 4.0% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to decreases recorded by sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-5.1%) and by sales of non-food products (-3.3%). Fuel sales in specialized stores increased by 2.3%.
In November 2025 compared to October 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally rose by 2.5% in unadjusted data due to increases recorded by sales of non-food products (+10.3%). Decreases were recorded by fuel sales in specialized stores (-9.2%) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-1.7%).
In November 2025 compared to October 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally inched 0.1% higher when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to increases recorded by sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.5%). Decreases were recorded by sales of non-food products (-0.3%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-0.1%).