The volume of sales grew by 5.7% year-on-year in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 5.7% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 77% of food retailing and by 4.8% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.1
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 0.6% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 3.9% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 2.3% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods and by 1.5% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, while sales volumes decreased by 1.9% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 4.4% in furniture and electrical goods stores and by 5.9% in second-hand goods shops.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 7.4% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods rose by 4.2%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 3.3%.
Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 4.3%.
In March, domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1.586 trillion at current prices.
About 51% of the national retail turnover was generated in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 33% in non-food retail trade, and 16% in automotive fuel stations.
In January–March 2024, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
In the first three months of the year, the volume of retail trade rose by 2.2%. The volume of sales rose by 3.1% in specialized and non-specialized food shops and by 3.9% in automotive fuel retail trade, and fell by 0.7% in non-food retail trade.
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