In August 2025 compared to July 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally dropped by 7.2% in unadjusted data due to decreases registered by fuel sales in specialized stores (-11.7%), sales of non-food products (-8.0%) and sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-3.3%).
In August 2025 compared to July 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally decreased by 4.0% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to decreases registered by sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-3.4%), sales of non-food products (-3.1%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-2.9%).
In August 2024 compared to August 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally fell by 4.0% in unadjusted data due to decreases registered by sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-6.0%), sales of non-food products (-3.2%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (-2.3%).
In August 2024 compared to August 2025, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally plunged 2.1% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to falls registered by sales of food, beverages and tobacco (-4.4%) and sales of non-food products (-0.4%). Fuel sales in specialized stores advanced 5.9%.
In January 1 – August 31, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally climbed by 2.1% in unadjusted data due to increases registered by sales of non-food products (+4.6%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (+2.9%). Sales of food products, beverages and tobacco went down by 1.4%.
In January 1 – August 31, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, retail sales volume (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) globally grew by 2.7% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days due to increases registered by sales of non-food products (+5.8%) and fuel sales in specialized stores (+2.8%). Sales of food, beverages and tobacco edged 0.7% lower.