Retail trade volume in Romania, up 3.7%, seasonally adjusted two months into 2025

Retail trade volume, except trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased in Romania in the first two months 2025 seasonally adjusted increased by 3.7%. Retail of non-food products increased by 6.3%, and so did retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+1.8%). On the other hand, retail sale of food products, beverages and tobacco decreased by 0.5% year-on-year.

Year-on-year, the February 2025 retail trade volume was up 3.3% over February 2024 as a result of increases in retail of non-food products (+5.9%) and retail of automotive fuel in specialised stores (+0.3%). At the opposite pole were retail of food, beverages and tobacco, with decreases of 0.4%, according to data released on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

INS data also show that on a monthly basis, February vs January 2025, retail trade volume, except trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by -1%, seasonally adjusted, mainly due to decreases in retail of food, beverages and tobacco.