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South African retail trade sales show 3.9% growth
South African retail sales rose 3.9% year on year in February, according to data published by Stats SA...
Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/
Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,9% year-on-year in February 2025.
The largest positive contributors to this increase were:
Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales decreased by 1,3% in February 2025 compared with January 2025. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,7% in January 2025 and 0,0% in December 2024.
Retail trade sales increased by 4,4% in the three months ended February 2025 compared with the three months ended February 2024. The largest positive contributors to this increase were:
Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 1,3% in the three months ended February 2025 compared with the previous three months. The largest contributor was retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (4,6% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).
