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Sales volumes across all trade sectors increased by 1.4% month-on-month in April 2024, following a 1.5% decrease in March.
In April 2024, sales in wholesale trade excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles recovered in a month (+2.0%, -1.9% in March). This growth affected all sub-sectors, but was particularly pronounced in household goods (+4.0%, -3.2% in March) and “other specialized wholesale” (fuels, wood, chemical products, etc.: +2.9%, -2.4% in March).
In April 2024, sales in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles also rebounded (+2.4% after -2.7%).
Finally, in April 2024, sales of retail trade, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, fell again (-0.2% after -0.3%), mainly due to non-store retail trade (+4.3% after -3.3%). Sales in specialty stores remained largely stable (-0.7% after +0.1%), as did sales in non-specialized stores (-0.5% after -0.5%). Within specialty stores, sales of “other goods” (pharmaceuticals, clothing, footwear, etc.: +1.5% after -1.4%) rebounded. On the contrary, sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+0.3% after -2.4%) and automotive fuels (+0.8% after -1.5%) fell.
According to preliminary estimates, retail trade sales volumes excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles are expected to fall again in May 2024 (-0.2% month-on-month). In March-May 2024, they will be 1.6% higher than in the same period last year.
Cumulative sales volume of the overall trade during the reporting period (February-April 2024) increased by 2.0% compared to the same period last year. Growth was achieved in all three major trade sectors: wholesale trade excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.3%), retail trade excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%), and trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+2.2%). Within the retail trade sector, sales volume increased in specialized stores (+2.0%), non-specialized stores (+0.6%) and non-in-store retail trade (+2.0%).
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