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According to raw data, retail trade volume was 3.8% higher than in May 2025. Based on seasonally and calendar-adjusted data, retail sales increased by 0.7% compared with April.
Food retail sales rose by 3.2% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms. Within this category, sales at non-specialized food and beverage shops, which accounted for 76% of food retailing, increased by 4.7%, while sales at specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores fell by 1.6%.
Non-food retail sales increased by 7.4% in volume.
Sales at pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops rose by 9.1%, while textiles, clothing and footwear shops recorded a 7.3% increase. Sales at furniture and electrical goods stores grew by 5.3%, while turnover at non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods increased by 5.2%.
Sales volumes at books, computer equipment and other specialized stores rose by 1.9%. Second-hand goods shops recorded a 5.1% decline.
Mail order and internet retailing, which accounted for 8.6% of total retail sales and covered a wide range of goods, expanded by 15% year-on-year.
Sales volumes at automotive fuel stations increased by 8.4%.
Raw sales volume at motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores, which are not included in retail trade data, fell by 0.4%.
Retail sales in Hungary totaled HUF 1.764 tln at current prices in May.
Specialized and non-specialized food shops generated 48% of national retail turnover, while non-food retail trade accounted for 37% and automotive fuel stations for 16%.
In January-May 2026, retail trade volume increased by 4.8% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms.
Over the five-month period, sales rose by 2.6% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 5.7% in non-food retail trade and by 10.1% in automotive fuel retailing.
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