Informations Rapides · 28 August 2025 · n° 213

In June 2025, sales volume in trade bounced back (+0.5%) Sales volume in wholesale and retail trade - June 2025

In June 2025, the volume of sales in trade increased by 0.5% over a month, after a drop of 0.5% in May.

In June 2025*, the volume of sales in wholesale trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased by 0.8% over a month (after -0.6% in May). This rebound is mainly driven by the recovery in sales in “other specialised wholesale (fuels, wood, chemicals, etc.)” (+3.3% after -1.7%), particularly in the wholesale of metals and metal ores (+16.3% after -2.4%).

The volume of sales also picked up in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.4% after -1.3%). With the exception of sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles, which continued to decline (‑2.8% after -2.2%), all other sub-sectors increased. The main contributor to this rebound in activity is the trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (+0.8% after ‑1.3%).

Lastly, the volume of sales remained stable again in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles. This new stability results from a contraction in sales in specialised stores (‑0.5% after +0.1%), offset by a rebound in sales in non-specialised stores (+0.5% after -0.3%) and by the further increase in retail trade not in stores (+1.1% after +0.6%). In particular, within specialised stores, sales volumes declined in “other goods in specialised stores (pharmacies, clothing shops, shoe shops, etc.)” (-1.1% after +0.4%), while it rebounded for automotive fuel (+1.5% after -1.3%).

The cumulative volume of sales of the second quarter of 2025 in overall trade was 0.8% higher than that of the second quarter of 2024. Excluding trade and repair motor vehicles and motorcycles, it increased sharply in the retail trade (+3.4%) and more moderately in the wholesale trade (+0.4%). Conversely, it decreased in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (‑2.9%).

Within the retail trade sector, sales grew in specialised stores (+4.0%), in non-specialised stores (+2.3%) and in retail trade not in stores (+3.6%).

According to early estimates, the sales volume in retail trade except that of motor vehicles and motorcycles would be once again stable in July 2025. From May to July 2025, it would be 3.4% higher than that of the same three months a year earlier.

The monthly percentage change in the overall sales volume trade in May 2025 was unchanged, remaining at ‑0.5% (after rounding), as in the previous release.