In December 2024, the volume of retail trade was 0.4% higher in raw data, or 0.1% higher in calendar-adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 1.2% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 0.5% in non-food retailing and fell – as a result of a significant base effect – by 6.9% in automotive fuel retailing.

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