KSH: Retail sales climb 5.6% in December

Retail sales in Hungary saw a year-on-year rise of 5.6% in December according to calendar year-adjusted data, and were up by a year-on-year 6.2% according to unadjusted data, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data today.
The figures are the same as those published in a first reading released on February 4. Calendar year-adjusted retail sales growth accelerated from 5.1% in the previous month.
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