The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data on the evolution of turnover for enterprises operating in the retail trade sector, incorporating the most recent figures.
It should be noted that, starting with this publication, an updated framework for identifying enterprises is used, derived from the linkage at the microdata level of administrative transaction records, for the reference years 2019 through 2026, administrative business registers for the reference years 2024 and 2025, and the final Statistical Business Register for the reference year 2023, which provides a standardized set of data harmonized with European classification standards.
Additionally, as part of the identification process, enterprises in the Wholesale and Retail Trade sector, Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Repair that were established in 2024 or 2025 and had an annual turnover of at least 5,000,000 euros in 2025, in order to reflect the performance of new large enterprises in the sector in the statistics produced.
For all enterprises in the retail trade sector, turnover in the first quarter of 2026 amounted to 17,117,834 thousand euros, marking a 3.2% increase compared to the first quarter of 2025, when it stood at 16,580,377 thousand euros, and a decrease of 16.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, when it stood at 20,366,515 thousand euros.
For businesses in the retail trade sector, excluding the vehicle, food, and fuel sectors, turnover in the first quarter of 2026 amounted to 5,884,309 thousand euros, marking a 2.2% increase compared to the first quarter of 2025, when it stood at 5,755,468 thousand euros, and a decrease of 25.3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, when it stood at 7,876,587 thousand euros
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