Press Release: Short-term Stock and Inventory Survey (STSIS). First Quarter 2025. Provisional data.

Main results

The annual rate of the index for inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector stood at 1.1% in the first quarter.
Within the quarter, the month of March recorded the highest annual growth rate, with 1,7%.

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Quarterly evolution of inventory levels in the Trade sector

The general index of inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector registered an annual variation of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2025. This rate was three tenths higher than that recorded for the fourth quarter.

General index of inventory levels in the Trade sector

Annual rate. Percentage

All the sectors showed positive annual rates. Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles recorded the highest increase (5,9%).

Indices of inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector. I quarter 2025

General and by activity sector. Annual rate. Percentage

Monthly evolution of inventory levels in the Trade sector

The general index of inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector registered an annual rate of 0.8% in January 2025. This rate was two tenths lower than that registered in December.

In February the annual rate was 1.0%, two tenths higher than that recorded in January.

Finally, in March the annual rate was 1.7%, seven tenths more than that of February.

General index of inventory levels in the Trade sector

Annual rate. Percentage

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Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles showed positive annual rates in the months of January, February and March.

Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles showed positive annual rate in March, and negative in the other two months.

In turn, Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, showed negative annual rate in January, and positive in the other two months.

Indices of inventory levels in the Trade sector by activity sector

Annual and year to date average rates. Percentage

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Methodological note

The main aim of the Short-Term Stock and Inventory Survey (STSIS) is to provide the information required to obtain an indicator that measures the short-term evolution of the value of the inventory levels in trade and industry.

Currently, the evolution of the inventory levels is only published in the trade section, for which an index of the value of the goods at the end of the month is calculated. The indices are published on a quarterly basis, although quarterly and monthly series are available. The publication begins with the indices of the inventory levels in trade corresponding to January 2013.

Type of survey:: continuous quarterly survey.
Base year:: 2021.
Population scope:: economic units whose main activity, classified in accordance with the CNAE-2009, is included in Section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, except for group 46.1: Wholesale on a fee or contract basis.
Geographic scope:: the entire national territory, except for Ceuta and Melilla; for statistical units whose main activity corresponds to division 47 of the CNAE-2009: Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, also includes these autonomous cities.
Sample size:: approximately 4,900 companies from the ICM sample and 3,800 from the IASS sample.
Type of sampling:: stratified random sampling in ICM and IASS companies.
Collection method:: internet (IRIA system), e-mail, fax, telephone or postal mail.

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