Internal trade
Trade is the resale of purchased goods without conversion, an activity that links production to consumption. Trade in goods contributes to the efficient functioning of the national economy, the efficient use of resources, and the return on investment. During buying and selling, the goods purchased from producers are stored, stocked and then sold to users. Statistics on internal trading establishments include the number of internal trading establishments operating in Hungary. Another area of internal trade statistics shows the following: domestic retail sales and volume changes in domestic retail sales.
Key figures
Share of trade and motor vehicle repair in gross value added
Indicator description
Internal trade and repair of motor vehicles as a share of gross value added at basic prices of the national economy in a given year, calculated at current prices.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2019
Number of retail stores
Indicator description
Number of retail units operated in Hungary either in a licensed form or after registration.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: VI.30. 2020
Volume change in sales in retail stores
Indicator description
Volume change in retail store sales compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for working-day effects.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: December 2020
Changes in the volume of sales in specialized and non-specialized food shops
Indicator description
Changes in the volume of sales in specialized and non-specialized food shops compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for working-day effects.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: December 2020
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Sales in retail shops decreased by 0.2% month-on-month and by 4.0% year-on-year, Retail trade, December 2020
In December 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 3.2% according to raw data and by 4.0% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. The seasonally and calendar-adjusted volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous month. In December 2020, the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, increased by 1.9% in specialized and non-specialized food shops and decreased by 9.3% in non-food retail shops and by 11.9% in automotive fuel retailing. In 2020, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 0.2% lower than in the previous year.
Hungary, 2020 Q3
In relation with the coronavirus pandemic the performance of the Hungarian economy decreased by 5.5% in the 1st – 3rd semesters of 2020, this result is replacing the 4-5% growths of the corresponding periods of the previous three years. During the same time the average GDP of the EU-27 states shrunk in a larger degree than the Hungarian one, by 7.0%. The population of Hungary decreased by 29 thousand people between January-October 2020 due to the natural decrease, this number is 5 thousand less year-on-year.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019
The yearbook presents how demographic, socio-economic trends and environmental characteristics changed over time in Hungary. The main indicators are illustrated in time series or regional comparisons by charts and maps; the interactive versions of these are available on our website. Spatial disparities among counties and regions as well as international indicators are presented in separate chapters. The internet annex contains the publication in PDF format and all tables in Excel format.
Related themes
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade, December 2020 | 04/02/2021 | 04/03/2021 |
Publications |
Released |
|---|---|
| Hungary, 1st–3rd quarters 2020 | 01/02/2021 |
| Hungary, 2020 Q2 | 26/01/2021 |
| Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019 | 18/12/2020 |
| Hungary, 2019 | 10/12/2020 |
| Hungary, 1st quarters 2020 | 19/10/2020 |
| Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019 | 25/09/2020 |
| Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2019 | 01/07/2020 |
| Hungary, 1st–3rd quarters 2019 | 20/12/2019 |
| Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2018 | 20/12/2019 |
| Hungary, 1st semester 2019 | 14/10/2019 |
| Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2018 | 30/09/2019 |
| Hungary, 2018 | 27/08/2019 |
| Hungary, 1st quarter 2019 | 14/08/2019 |
| Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2018 | 06/08/2019 |
Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data ) |
Latest update | Next update |
|---|---|---|
Distributive internal trade units | ||
| Internal trade units | 20/11/2020 | 14/05/2021 |
| Internal trade units | 16/12/2016 | – |
| Internal trade units | 09/09/2016 | – |
| Internal trade units | 09/09/2016 | – |
| Internal trade units | 09/09/2016 | – |
Retail trade turnover by groups of shops | ||
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop (2015 = 100.0) | 04/02/2021 | 04/03/2021 |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop (2015=100.0) - second estimate | 05/12/2019 | – |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop (2015=100.0) - first estimate | 05/02/2019 | – |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop (2010=100.0) - second estimate | 22/02/2018 | – |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop (2010=100.0) - first estimate | 05/02/2018 | – |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop | 25/02/2013 | – |
| Sales of retail shops by type of shop | 03/07/2009 | – |
Data visualisations
