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October 06, 2025EU AND EURO AREA RETAIL TRADE, AUGUST 2025 
Month-over-month (August 2025 vs July 2025, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
In the European Union, retail sales values were up 0.2%. Euro Area retail sales values were up 0.3% from the previous month.
Year-over-year (August 2025 vs August 2024, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
European Union retail sales were up 2.6% year-over-year. In the Euro Area, retail sales were up 2.2%.
Year-to-date (January-August 2025 vs January-August 2024, seasonally adjusted turnover value)
European Union retail sales were up 3.2% year-to-date while Euro Area, retail sales rose 2.9%.
By member state (where data is available) the strongest growth in year-to-date retail sales occurred in Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Cyprus. The slowest gains were reported in Italy, Finland, and France.
Note: Countries in the Euro Area are a subset of the countries in the European Union and contribute to the EU average. Individual countries reported with green bars are in the European Union but not in the Euro Area. With the addition of Croatia as of January 1, 2023, the Euro Area increased to 20 countries.
Source: Eurostat, Eurostat, Turnover and volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade - monthly data
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