The monthly outlook survey in the retail trade and automobile trade and repairs aims to transcribe the opinion of retailers on their recent activity and business prospects.

This opinion is tracked by monitoring sales volumes and related variables such as stocks, order intentions, changes in workforce and price trends.

Entrepreneurs also provide an opinion on their cash flow and payment deadlines.

The survey covers the retail trade and automobile trading and repairs, excluding local food and specialised retailers, retail sales of flowers and pets, retail trade in used goods and out-of-store retail trade (except for the mail-order sector which is included in the scope of the survey).

More precisely, the survey covers the sectors defined in the following NAF Rev. 2 codes: division 45, 47.1 (except 47.11A, 47.11B, 47.11C), 47.3, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7 (except 47.76Z), 47.91A, 47.91B.