Compared to October 2021, the volume of sales decreased by 5.6% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales decreased by 7.2% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and by 0.9% in specialized food, beverage, and tobacco stores.

The turnover of non-food retailing decreased by a total of 0.9% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 8.6% in second-hand goods shops and by 5.4% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods.

Sales volumes decreased by 0.6% in furniture and electrical goods stores, by 0.8% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, by 1.3% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops and by 2.0% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops.

The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 7.8% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods fell by 1.7%.

The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 19.7%.

Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data decreased by 2.2%.

Domestic retail sales in October 2022 amounted to HUF 1.52 trillion at current prices. Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 46% of all retail sales, while the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of refueling stations were 36% and 18% respectively.

In January-October 2022, the volume of retail trade increased by 7% compared to the corresponding period of 2021. The volume of sales decreased by 0.2% in specialized and non-specialized food shops and rose by 7.6% in non-food retail trade and by 26.1% in automotive fuel retail trade.