An increase of 0.6% was recorded by the turnover of his business retail of the country in the first quarter this year and amounted to EUR 16,166,013 thousand, compared to EUR 16,075,731 thousand in the first quarter of 2024, while there was a decrease of 16.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, which was EUR 19,394,633.

For retail businesses, without the branches of vehicles, food and fuel, the turnover in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to EUR 5,589,055 thousand, increasing an increase of EUR 1.2% compared to the first quarter of 2024 where it was EUR 5,521,300 thousand and a decrease of 25% in the second quarter of 20 7.449.770 thousand euros.

According to ELSTAT’s survey, for all retail businesses, activities that have suffered the largest increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 are:

*Retail trade of textiles, clothing and footwear on outdoor benches and markets (33.4%).

*Retail trade in stores in stores (30.7%).

The activities that have shown the largest reduction in turnover are:

*Retail trade of telecommunications equipment in specialized stores (14.6%).

*Newspaper and stationery retail trade in specialized stores (8.5%).

The regions that showed the largest increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 are:

*Attica Region (1.4%).

*Region of Crete (1.3%).

The regions that have shown the largest reduction in turnover are:

*Region of Thessaly (3.7%).

*Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (2.3%).

For retail businesses, without the branches of vehicles, food and fuel, the regions that showed the largest increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 are:

*Region of Crete (3.4%).

*Attica Region (2.9%).

The regions that have shown the largest reduction in turnover are:

*South Aegean Region (4.4%).

*Region of Thessaly (4%).

In all of the small and medium -sized retail enterprises, the turnover in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to EUR 9,226,900 thousand, down 2.1% compared to the first quarter of 2024, which was EUR 9,426,419.

For small and medium -sized retail companies, without the branches of vehicles, food and fuel, the turnover in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to EUR 4,232,508 thousand, down 1.1% compared to the first quarter of 2024, which was EUR 4,277,589.