site.btaBulgaria Ranks Second in EU in Retail Trade Growth in January - Eurostat

This January, retail trade in Bulgaria increased by 8.1% compared to January of last year. This is the second most significant annual growth among the EU countries, with only Luxembourg expanding by more (11.4%) in January, show Eurostat's latest initial data on the index of the volume of retail trade, reflecting changes in retailers' turnover.

In Bulgaria, retail trade volume in January this year compared to December 2024 is growing by 0.1%. On a monthly basis, retail trade in Bulgaria gained again by 0.4% in December, according to revised Eurostat data. At the beginning of February, the agency initially reported a 0.5% increase at the end of last year.

Retail trade volume fell by 0.2% in the EU and by 0.3% in the euro area in the first month of 2025, compared to December of 2024

The data are calendar and seasonally adjusted and adjusted for inflation.

Retail trade increased by 1.6% year-on-year in the EU and by 1.5% in the euro area.

Eurostat raises its estimate for retail trade in the EU and the euro area in December 2024, with month-on-month levels now reported to be unchanged from the initially recorded decline of 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. On an annual basis, the December figures have been revised upwards, from 2% in the EU and by 1.9% in the euro area to 2.3% and 2.2%, respectively.