Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Retail trade in the Czech Republic recorded slower growth in July 2025, according to data from the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO). Sales adjusted for price effects rose by 2.5 percent year-on-year, but momentum weakened compared to previous months. On a month-to-month basis, overall sales fell by 0.3 percent.
Sales excluding motor vehicles dropped by 0.3 percent compared with June. Within this category, sales of non-food goods declined by 0.4 percent and food sales slipped by 0.2 percent, while sales of automotive fuel remained flat.
Year-on-year, non-food sales grew by 3.5 percent and automotive fuel sales rose sharply by 8.3 percent. Food sales, however, decreased by 0.9 percent.
“Sales in retail trade adjusted for price effects continued to grow, year-on-year, in July; however, the growth rate decelerated compared to the previous months,” said Jana Gotvaldová, Head of the Trade, Transport, and Services Statistics Unit at the CZSO. She noted that while fuel and non-food sales supported growth, declines were recorded in several categories, including clothing, footwear, and information and communication equipment.
Sales in cosmetic and toilet articles stores rose by 7.9 percent, dispensing chemists and medical goods stores gained 5.9 percent, and cultural and recreation goods rose 4.5 percent. Household equipment sales grew slightly by 0.9 percent. By contrast, information and communication equipment sales fell by 5.3 percent, while clothing, footwear, and leather goods sales declined by 1.5 percent. Food sales were down both in specialised stores (–1.4 percent) and in non-specialised food stores (–0.9 percent). Online and mail-order sales increased by 6.7 percent.
Motor vehicle sales and repairs provided a further boost. Sales in this segment rose by 1.5 percent compared to June and by 4.8 percent year-on-year, with vehicle sales up 5.2 percent and repair services up 3.0 percent.
