Dubai Free Market sales recorded 646.23 million dirhams 15% in August
Dubai on September 1 / WAM / The Dubai Free Market recorded sales of 646.23 million dirhams “$ 177 million” last August, to exceed the previous records for the month of 588.13 million dirhams “161 million dollars” in August 2018, an increase of approximately 10%.
August 2025 sales increased by 15% compared to August last year, when the market recorded 561.53 million dirhams “153.84 million dollars” while the average daily sales during the month achieved about 20.8 million dirhams “5.70 million dollars”, amid estimates of the number of passengers about 275 thousand passengers per day during the same period.
“Our achievement will contribute during August to strengthen our record of the distinguished results that we achieved during the previous months of this year, as our daily internal follow -up indicates that sales exceeded the growth rate of passengers by 9%,” said Ramish Kidambi, Executive Director of the Market.
He explained that the free market stores witnessed an increase in the rate of spending for each traveler with approximately 4 US dollars for each departure traveler, and the rate of travelers’ demand for purchase increased by at least half a percentage point compared to last August, and with these results achieved for the month of August, free market sales from the beginning of the year to date reached 5.4 billion dirhams (1.48 billion US dollars), an increase of 6.93% compared to the year the past.
August sales of this year achieved a strong performance across the various groups of the main products in the Dubai Free Market, the most prominent of which are candies and sweets that topped the list of the highest developed commodities, an increase of 68.90%, followed by gold jewelry with an increase of 28.55%, while perfumes recorded an increase of 13.13%.
The sales of luxury marks contributed remarkably to the strong performance of the Dubai Free Market in August, as sales of fashion stores in the two halls A and B in Building 3 at Dubai International Airport 10.86% increased compared to August 2024.
The average number of daily transactions in luxury brand stores increased to 254, compared to 237 transactions in August 2024, while the average value of the transaction increased to 8,004 dirhams, compared to 7,748 dirhams.
This growth in both transactions and their value indicates the large momentum of this basic sector, which represents about 10%of the total sales of the Dubai Free Market, and sales momentum also began clearly for the travelers of the main regions and markets, as the highest growth among travelers heading to the United States was recorded, with an increase of 27.94%, followed by the Middle East region by 19.78%, and the Indian continent 17%, and Africa 15.28%, Europe 13.46%, Australia and New Zealand and some neighboring Pacific Islands by 9.49%, the Far East 9.15%, and the Russian region 3.26%.
The Dubai Free Market is preparing to enhance its commercial offers more, as it will open later this month, in the Hall A, two new stores for the two famous brands, “Louis Vuitton” and “Cartier”, which enhances its wallet from luxury goods, and comprehensive renewal works are currently in the Hall A in preparation for the opening of an innovative store, which simulates the concept of “gifts from Dubai” By December.
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