Retail turnover up by over 2 percent in November

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that retail turnover was 2.2 percent higher in November 2024 than in November 2023. Sales volume was up by 0.3 percent. Turnover in the non-food sector (including retail not in shops) increased by 4.4 percent, while turnover in the food sector (shops selling food, beverages and tobacco) decreased by 2.0 percent. Meanwhile, online retail turnover increased by 1.8 percent year on year.

The figures for retail turnover have been adjusted for calendar days in November, because more is sold on certain days of the week than on other days. Without such an adjustment, retail turnover in November 2024 would have been 2.7 percent higher than one year previously.

Turnover retail sector* (calendar adjusted)
 monthchange (year-on-year % change)
2019January1.5
2019February4.1
2019March4.1
2019April1.9
2019May2.6
2019June3.1
2019July3
2019August2.9
2019September4.4
2019October3.6
2019November2.4
2019December5.2
2020January3.5
2020February4.9
2020March3.4
2020April-1
2020May8.6
2020June10.2
2020July9.2
2020August10.2
2020September7.3
2020October7.2
2020November10.1
2020December-3.4
2021January-6.1
2021February-2.8
2021March6.6
2021April9.7
2021May9.5
2021June5.6
2021July2.8
2021August3.3
2021September4.2
2021October6.8
2021November5.3
2021December6.4
2022January18.1
2022February16
2022March9.3
2022April9
2022May2.1
2022June1.5
2022July5.9
2022August2.7
2022September6
2022October5
2022November6.8
2022December11.9
2023January11.2
2023February7.9
2023March4.9
2023April4.5
2023May5
2023June7.5
2023July4
2023August5.8
2023September3.8
2023October4.6
2023November3.3
2023December 3.2
2024January2.4
2024February3.4
2024March4.3
2024April2
2024May2.4
2024June-0.8
2024July1.8
2024August2.2
2024September2.6
2024October2.3
2024November2.2
*excluding petrol

Turnover in non-food sector up by over 4 percent

Turnover in the non-food sector was up by 4.4 percent in November, year on year. Sales volume (turnover adjusted for price changes) was up by 3.2 percent from one year previously.
Shops selling recreational goods, shops selling consumer electronics and white good, shops selling DIY products (including kitchens and flooring), clothes shops, chemist and shops selling footwear and leather products saw year-on-year turnover growth in November. However, shops selling home furnishings recorded a decrease in turnover.

Turnover in food sector down by 2.0 percent

Turnover in shops selling food, beverages and tobacco was down by 2.0 percent in November, year on year. Sales volume was 5.9 percent lower. Turnover in supermarkets was down by 3.0 percent, while turnover in specialty shops was up by 4.6 percent.

Turnover branches retail sector* (calendar adjusted)
 November 2024 (year-on-year % change)October 2024 (year-on-year % change)
Total food-2-1.6
Specialist shops4.67.6
Supermarkets-3-2.9
Total non-food4.44.5
Recreational goods7.47.8
Consumer electronics5.412.7
DIY products, kitchens, flooring4.97.1
Clothes4.12.6
Personal care products46.6
Shoes and leather products0.1-1.3
Furniture and household articles-5.4-7.5
* excluding petrol stations

Online turnover almost 2 percent higher

Turnover among online retailers was up by 1.8 percent in November, year on year. Online retailers (whose core activity is selling goods and services over the internet) recorded an increase in turnover of 4.2 percent. Meanwhile, multi-channel retailers (retailers selling goods and services over the internet as a secondary activity) saw turnover in their online sales decline by 1.5 percent.
Online turnover for food and personal care products and consumer electronics was higher in November 2024 than it was one year previously. However, online turnover for other non-food products and clothing and fashion items decreased.

Online turnover by subsector
 November 2024 (year-on-year % change)October 2024 (year-on-year % change)
Total 1.85.9
Food and personal care products10.313.3
Consumer electronics1.73.1
Other non-food products-0.94.7
Clothing and fashion products-4.4-1.8

The figures in this post are preliminary and subject to revision.