Compared to August 2022, the volume of sales decreased by 4% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales decreased by 4.2% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 75% of food retailing and by 3.4% in specialized food, beverage, and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing decreased by a total of 5.2% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 4.8% in pharmaceutical, medical goods, and cosmetics shops, while sales volumes decreased by 1% in second-hand goods shops, by 6% in books, computer equipment, and other specialized stores, by 7.8% in textiles, clothing, and footwear shops, by 11% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods and by 15% in furniture and electrical goods stores.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 7.3% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods was essentially unchanged.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations was 18.1% down compared to the same month last year.
Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data remained essentially unchanged, KSH notes.
In August 2023, domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1.594 trillion at current prices.
Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 48% of all retail sales, the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of petrol stations were 34% and 18%.
In January-August 2023, the volume of retail trade decreased by 9.6% compared to the same period of 2022. The volume of sales fell by 6.6% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 7.3% in non-food retail trade, and by 21.3% in automotive fuel retail trade, KSH notes.
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