Compared to May 2021, the volume of sales increased by 3% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 2.4% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 75% of food retailing and by 3.7% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 9.5% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 54% in second-hand goods shops, by 35% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 12% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 9.4% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, by 7.9% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods and by 1.1% furniture and electrical goods stores.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 8.2% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods fell by 1.4%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 37.5%.
Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 11%.
In May 2022, domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1.435 trillion at current prices. Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 44% of all retail sales, while the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of petrol stations were 37% and 19% respectively.
In January-May 2022, the volume of retail trade increased by 11.6% compared to the same period of 2021. The volume of sales rose by 2.7% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 14.9% in non-food retail trade, and by 31.6% in automotive fuel retail trade.
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