The most significant increase in the volume of retail trade among Central and Eastern European countries was recorded in Slovakia, where sales (excluding motorization, fixed prices, and calendar-adjusted data) increased by 10 percent year-on-year in December 2024. In the European Union, retail sales increased by two percent during this period.
Change in the volume of retail trade in Central and Eastern Europe from January 2020 to December 2024
Characteristic
EU27
Bulgaria
Czechia
Estonia
Croatia
Latvia
Lithuania
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
2024-12
2%
7.8%
6.2%
1.1%
6.5%
3.4%
8.7%
0.1%
-0.5%
6.1%
-3.1%
10%
8.3%
3.7%
2.2%
2024-11
1.8%
6.8%
4.2%
-0.2%
6.7%
3.5%
7.1%
4%
0.7%
8.7%
0.4%
4.9%
14.3%
-0.4%
1.3%
2024-10
2.3%
5.1%
5.2%
-1.6%
6.7%
0.3%
6.7%
3.6%
0.8%
10.2%
-0.5%
4.6%
15.5%
2.1%
2.6%
2024-09
2.9%
4.8%
4.7%
-4.4%
7%
0.7%
4.7%
1.8%
-3%
10.4%
-1.2%
3.9%
6.1%
2.9%
4.7%
2024-08
2.6%
4.9%
5%
-2.7%
5.7%
0.9%
4.2%
4%
1.1%
8.7%
1.6%
1.1%
6.6%
5.7%
5%
2024-07
0.7%
6.8%
5%
-3.1%
7.9%
0.8%
5.6%
2.5%
2%
6.5%
3%
5.2%
8.2%
7.5%
5.6%
2024-06
-0.4%
4.4%
3.6%
-4.1%
5.5%
-1.1%
2.6%
2.5%
-2.4%
10.3%
-0.3%
1.7%
2.1%
-0.9%
8.2%
2024-05
0.5%
1.6%
3%
-4%
8.4%
1.3%
5.7%
3.7%
-2.1%
6.1%
-0.6%
5.3%
3.3%
0.9%
6.6%
2024-04
0.7%
9.9%
5.7%
-4.9%
8.6%
0.6%
2.4%
3.2%
-7.8%
9.9%
1.3%
8.5%
12%
3.9%
10%
2024-03
1.4%
0.4%
5.8%
-2.3%
8.9%
2.4%
6.2%
4%
8.2%
5.7%
-1.7%
1.4%
1.6%
-0.4%
9%
2024-02
0.3%
3.1%
2.5%
-3.5%
9.1%
0%
2.6%
1.7%
2.2%
7.4%
-4.4%
4.1%
10.4%
4.8%
6.7%
2024-01
-0.6%
-0.1%
3.3%
-6.7%
7.9%
-0.9%
-0.7%
0.7%
-1.6%
7.5%
-2.1%
1.6%
10.3%
-2.9%
3.8%
2023-12
-0.5%
0.8%
1.2%
-4.3%
8.5%
2.4%
3.3%
0.3%
-2.7%
1.5%
-2.8%
-3.2%
6.2%
-4.6%
5%
2023-11
-0.6%
3.1%
-0.2%
-8.5%
6.8%
-1%
0.3%
-5.5%
-1.1%
3.4%
-5.1%
-1.7%
0%
2.4%
3.2%
2023-10
-1%
3.5%
-1.7%
-5.1%
6%
-0.1%
-0.5%
-6.5%
0.8%
0.8%
-4.2%
-1.3%
2%
-3.8%
0.2%
2023-09
-3.1%
0.1%
-4.3%
-5.8%
4.4%
-2.9%
-2.3%
-7.4%
-0.7%
-0.6%
-6.2%
-7.5%
7.7%
-1.7%
-0.3%
2023-08
-2.1%
0.2%
-2.8%
-7.5%
2%
-2.7%
-1%
-7%
-2.1%
-0.2%
-6.2%
-3.9%
5.7%
-9%
-1.9%
2023-07
-1.3%
1.6%
-2.1%
-8.5%
2.1%
-2.6%
-2.2%
-7.6%
-3.1%
0.5%
-7.5%
-6.8%
10.6%
-3.8%
-2.7%
2023-06
-1.3%
2.5%
-3.9%
-8.8%
1.3%
-1%
-1.7%
-8.3%
-1.4%
1.2%
-9.1%
-6.6%
10.2%
3.7%
-6%
2023-05
-2.6%
1.9%
-6.3%
-9.6%
2.6%
-2.3%
-1.4%
-12.4%
-2%
2.8%
-6.7%
-9.4%
11.2%
-2%
-6%
2023-04
-3.3%
-2.5%
-8.4%
-9.9%
4.2%
-4.8%
-3%
-12.7%
-2.7%
-1.1%
-7.9%
-10.8%
8.9%
-4.5%
-5.1%
2023-03
-3.8%
1.3%
-9.5%
-13%
-1.9%
-6.7%
-5.5%
-13.1%
-4.1%
6.8%
-12.2%
-8.9%
7.4%
10.6%
-8.8%
2023-02
-2.9%
4.2%
-6.8%
-6.5%
-0.4%
1.6%
-2.5%
-9.9%
0.6%
2.5%
-4%
-3.3%
11.5%
-3.3%
-3%
2023-01
-1.7%
5.5%
-6.8%
-7.5%
1%
0.8%
0%
-4.5%
5.5%
4.6%
3.4%
-1.5%
14.7%
3.6%
2.4%
2022-12
-2.8%
3.8%
-8.1%
-5.9%
-1.6%
-0.1%
-6.3%
-4.2%
2.3%
5.2%
-1.2%
1%
9.6%
2.4%
-0.3%
2022-11
-2.2%
5.6%
-9.2%
-2.5%
1.8%
7.8%
-1.8%
1.2%
5.9%
4.2%
3%
-2.2%
13%
1.7%
0.9%
2022-10
-2.2%
1.1%
-10.4%
-4%
0.4%
2.5%
-2.9%
0.7%
5%
4.3%
3.4%
-4.5%
12.7%
-1.6%
4.8%
2022-09
0.4%
3%
-6%
-5.8%
0%
-0.8%
-1.6%
2.5%
6.8%
2.5%
7.4%
1.6%
8.1%
-1.8%
5.7%
2022-08
-0.6%
2.6%
-8.3%
2.1%
0.9%
-2%
-2.2%
1.8%
6.5%
4.7%
6.4%
0.7%
8.6%
3.6%
3.9%
2022-07
-0.4%
-0.1%
-8.1%
1.1%
2.8%
-0.8%
-4%
3.7%
4.4%
3.8%
1.7%
1.9%
5.2%
-3.2%
6%
2022-06
-1.8%
0.6%
-6.8%
-0.7%
4.9%
-4%
-3.6%
3.9%
6.7%
3.5%
3.2%
1.4%
17.8%
-3.8%
4.2%
2022-05
2.1%
5.1%
-6.2%
1.6%
4.1%
-0.3%
-1%
11.2%
10.7%
7.2%
5.6%
7.1%
19.7%
1.5%
6.9%
2022-04
6.8%
6%
5.2%
13.2%
4.3%
3.3%
2.4%
15.3%
29.9%
5.6%
13.6%
9.2%
18.9%
7%
7.5%
2022-03
3.4%
9.7%
5.8%
18.7%
4.7%
9.9%
7.6%
17.1%
9.2%
4.9%
10.1%
16.9%
27.1%
3.9%
17.8%
2022-02
6.7%
6.4%
4.4%
4.2%
0%
8.9%
11.8%
9.9%
12.6%
5.8%
5.7%
16.1%
17.3%
6.9%
8.6%
2022-01
9.8%
11%
9.4%
8%
0.5%
15.7%
17.1%
3.7%
15.8%
6.1%
12.8%
18.5%
12.1%
6%
3.7%
2021-12
3.5%
8.4%
0.1%
12.7%
5.9%
1.8%
15.7%
7%
13.3%
6.5%
5.2%
3.3%
14.2%
1.2%
11.5%
2021-11
9.2%
5.4%
11.8%
13.8%
3.5%
-8.8%
10.3%
4.8%
13.5%
4.8%
6.4%
5.7%
15.3%
7.2%
11%
2021-10
2.6%
6%
7.6%
11.1%
7.6%
-8%
9.5%
5.6%
9.3%
4.7%
-5.6%
3.7%
10.8%
7.5%
6.1%
2021-09
3.3%
7.2%
3.4%
17%
14.1%
-2.9%
11.2%
6%
9.3%
8.5%
-9.5%
6.4%
18.1%
9%
4.6%
2021-08
2.3%
10.3%
4.6%
9%
16.8%
-1.9%
9.6%
4.4%
7.8%
10%
-11%
2.6%
52.4%
15.7%
8.6%
2021-07
4%
18.2%
3.6%
11.4%
13.3%
-1.7%
12.7%
2.8%
9%
9.2%
-7.9%
2.9%
50.7%
11%
11.1%
2021-06
6.1%
21%
6.8%
12.7%
10.3%
0.9%
15.6%
5.6%
9.1%
11.7%
-4.4%
7.2%
19.9%
10.4%
6.4%
2021-05
9.4%
22.4%
7.7%
17.5%
15.3%
1.3%
19%
5.7%
12.1%
17.3%
-3.6%
12.1%
11.5%
20.9%
12%
2021-04
22.4%
23.7%
7.3%
22.8%
32.9%
9%
35.1%
11.6%
15.3%
42.7%
4.6%
12.4%
28.2%
23.2%
42.3%
2021-03
13.4%
15%
7.8%
3.6%
12.1%
-2%
19.1%
-3.7%
10.9%
9.5%
6.9%
1%
-6.1%
5.1%
5.7%
2021-02
-1.5%
-2%
-1.6%
3.8%
4.2%
-14.2%
1.4%
-5.5%
2.2%
4.2%
-12.5%
-13.2%
-9.4%
-3.9%
5.9%
2021-01
-4.7%
-6%
-6.6%
8.2%
1.6%
-14.9%
-3%
-1%
-2.4%
1.8%
-27.8%
-17.6%
-6%
2.6%
5.7%
2020-12
1.3%
1.9%
-0.6%
5.9%
-1%
-4.6%
0%
-2.5%
4.3%
2.7%
-13.3%
1.1%
18.1%
-11.3%
-0.2%
2020-11
-0.9%
7.6%
-4.7%
6.2%
0.6%
1.4%
6.7%
-0.5%
1.7%
4.2%
-15.5%
2%
10.5%
-14.1%
2.8%
2020-10
4.2%
8.4%
-0.8%
6.6%
-1.6%
6.4%
8.3%
-1.9%
3.5%
4.8%
-10.8%
5.4%
9.9%
-10.4%
6.2%
2020-09
2.6%
7%
0.6%
4.8%
-6.8%
6%
6.3%
-2.3%
5.4%
3.9%
-8.5%
8.7%
0.4%
-11%
7.6%
2020-08
4.2%
0.4%
1.2%
4.2%
-6.9%
4.4%
7.8%
-1.4%
6.3%
1.7%
-7.2%
6.6%
-16.2%
-16.1%
6.1%
2020-07
0.8%
-5.9%
2.2%
3.5%
-6.1%
3.1%
6.7%
1.7%
6%
5%
-4.6%
3.9%
-10.3%
-11.2%
4.3%
2020-06
1.6%
-5.8%
-0.1%
6.1%
-5.7%
4.1%
5.6%
0.2%
2.6%
2.1%
-4.5%
0.2%
3.2%
-10%
11.4%
2020-05
-2.3%
-9.2%
1%
2.4%
-6.3%
-0.6%
1.1%
-2.2%
0.9%
-3.9%
-8.8%
-6.2%
4.4%
-17.9%
5.8%
2020-04
-17.9%
-8.5%
-9.8%
-12.9%
-23.7%
-8.9%
-17.2%
-12.3%
-11.8%
-19.5%
-22.7%
-12.4%
-4.5%
-21.3%
-17.7%
2020-03
-7%
-2.3%
-7.2%
3.1%
-5.5%
-0.6%
-4.5%
3.1%
-0.3%
3.3%
-14.5%
-1.6%
26.4%
-5.9%
6.1%
2020-02
3.4%
20.3%
3.9%
8.5%
5.2%
5.8%
6.2%
11.4%
7.1%
11.2%
-4.7%
5.5%
26%
4.8%
10.5%
2020-01
2.7%
17.6%
4.4%
3.6%
6.2%
1.4%
5%
7.3%
8.5%
11.2%
-1.2%
4.3%
12.9%
2%
12.5%
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Eurostat. (February 27, 2025). Change in the volume of retail trade in Central and Eastern Europe from January 2020 to December 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123066/cee-volume-of-retail-trade/
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