Retail Sales Climb By 5.4% In July In Hungary

  • 6 Sep 2018 7:38 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Retail Sales Climb By 5.4% In July In Hungary
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 5.4% in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data.

Sales growth slowed from 6.8% in June. When adjusted for calendar year effects, growth was 5.3%.

Adjusted food sales were up 2.2%, non-food sales climbed by 9.2% and fuel sales rose by 5.6%. In January-July 2018, retail sales rose by 6.7% according to unadjusted and calendar-year adjusted data compared to the same period a year earlier.

Adjusted food sales were up 4.1%, non-food sales climbed by 9.8% and fuel sales rose by 7.2%.

  • How does this content make you feel?

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Matters

Launched in January 2014, this newsletter published on week days covers 'everything you need to know about what’s going on in Hungary and beyond', according to its publisher the state media agency MTI.

Explore More Reports

  • Why Is it Getting Harder to Buy Cigarettes in Hungary Outside Budapest?

    Why Is it Getting Harder to Buy Cigarettes in Hungary Outside Budapest?

    • 6 Jan 2025 10:13 AM

    The number of tobacco shops in Hungary has never been so low since the sector was restructured in 2013, Index reports. As a result, an increasing number of municipalities have no access to tobacco products – by the end of 2024, 675 municipalities have been without a tobacco shop.

  • Retail Sales Rise Again in Hungary

    Retail Sales Rise Again in Hungary

    • 7 Dec 2024 7:57 AM

    Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.6pc pc year-on-year in October, adjusted for calendar year effects, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) show.

  • Retail Sales Rise in Hungary

    Retail Sales Rise in Hungary

    • 8 Nov 2024 7:24 AM

    Retail sales in Hungary rose 1.7pc year-on-year in September, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) show.

  • New Retail Sales Figures Up in Hungary

    New Retail Sales Figures Up in Hungary

    • 7 Oct 2024 12:41 PM

    Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.1pc year-on-year in August, adjusted for calendar year effects, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Monday show.