Irish furniture retail sales showed an annual decline in both volume and value during October.

According to the latest Retail Sales Index data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for October 2025, furniture and lighting sales saw an annual volume decline of -2.6%. On a monthly comparison, sales were down -0.6%.

The value of furniture and lighting retail sales declined -0.8% month-on-month, while falling by -3.8% on an annual basis.

Department stores saw annual volume rise 0.1%, while month-on-month rose 0.6%. As for the value, this fell -3.1% on a monthly basis, while rising by 1.5% annually.

Overall, the volume of Retail Sales decreased by -0.5% in the month but rose 2.1% in the 12 months from October 2024. The value of Retail Sales fell by -0.5% in the month and rose by 3.4% on an annual comparison.