The increase was driven by a 27.4% rise in entertainment electronics products, mainly on higher sales of flat screen television that saw higher demand because of the European Football Championship.

Sales of big-ticket home appliances were up 15% annually in April-June. Sales of small home appliances were up 14.3%.

Sales of telecommunication products rose by 17.2% and photography equipment sales were up 10.2%.

The sales of IT equipment, like tablets were down 10% and sales of office equipment were also down 8.9%.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.