According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales remained unchanged compared to the previous month in Hungary. In January–September 2025, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 2.8% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reports.
In September 2025, the volume of retail trade was 3.4% higher in raw data, or 3.0% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 3.1% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 3.5% in non-food retailing and by 0.6% in automotive fuel retailing.
In September 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 3.0%.
The volume of sales grew by 3.1% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 4.3% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and remained unchanged in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 3.5% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 5.8% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 3.3% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods and by 1.5% in furniture and electrical goods stores. However, the volume of sales decreased by 1.1% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, by 1.5% in second-hand goods shops and by 4.4% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 9.0% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods grew by 9.5%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 0.6%.
Sales volume in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 11%.
In September 2025:
Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,661 billion at current prices.
49% of the national retail turnover was generated in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 36% in non-food retail trade and 15% in automotive fuel stations.
In January–September 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of retail trade rose by 2.8%.
The volume of sales rose by 2.7% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 4.2% in non-food retail trade and by 0.7% in automotive fuel retail trade.
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