Turnover in trade fell by 1.0 per cent in May 2025

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release | Turnover of trade 2025, May

According to Statistics Finland, working day adjusted turnover in total trade decreased by 1.0 per cent in May 2025 from one year ago. The working day adjusted volume of sales in total trade, from which the impact of price changes has been eliminated, went down by 1.5 per cent.

Key selections

  • Turnover declined in all main industries of trade in May 2025.
  • Volume of sales in total trade decreased compared to May 2025.

Turnover in motor vehicle trade decreased in May

Among the industries of trade, working day adjusted turnover in motor vehicle trade fell by 2.1 per cent in May from one year ago. The working day adjusted volume of sales in motor vehicle trade fell by 3.1 per cent from May 2024. 

Working day adjusted turnover in the trade industry with the biggest turnover, wholesale trade, decreased in May by 1.3 per cent and sales volume by 0.9 per cent year-on-year.

In retail trade, working day adjusted turnover went down by 0.2 per cent and sales volume by 2.3 per cent in May.

Seasonally adjusted turnover decreased compared to April

Seasonally adjusted turnover in total trade decreased by 0.6 per cent in May compared to April. Seasonally adjusted sales volume fell by 0.5 per cent. In April, seasonally adjusted turnover increased by 0.4 per cent and sales volume by 0.5 per cent from one month back.

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Annual change in working day adjusted turnover and sales volume in total trade (G), %

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Revision of annual changes in working day adjusted turnover in industries of trade

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Turnover of trade [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, May. ISSN=1799-0939. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 1.7.2025].
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