Sales of retail shops grew by 5.8%
In September 2021, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 5.8% higher than in the same month of the previous year. In September, calendar-adjusted sales volumes rose by 3.0% in specialised and non-specialised food shops, by 8.1% in non-food retailing and, as a result of the low base in September¸ by 8.4% in automotive fuel retailing compared to the same period last year. In January–September 2021, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 2.8% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In September 2021, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 5.8%.
The volume of sales increased by 3.0% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 3.6% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 74% of food retailing and by 1.4% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 8.1%. Sales volumes rose by 23% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 16% in second-hand goods shops, by 8.8% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 5.0% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores and by 2.1% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods. Sales volumes fell by 6.2% in furniture and electrical goods stores.
Mail order and internet retailing, which covers a wide range of goods and accounts for 8.9% of retail sales, continued to expand in volume, by 19%.
Sales volumes in automotive fuel stations increased by 8.4%.
Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data decreased by 5.5%.
In September 2021:
Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,194 billion at current prices.
Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 45% of all domestic retail sales, while the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of petrol stations were 38% and 17% respectively.
In January–September 2021, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of retail trade increased by 2.8%.
The volume of sales rose by 1.9% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 4.2% in non-food retail trade and by 3.3% in automotive fuel retail trade.
Volume indices on sales in retail shops
(Same period of the previous year=100.0)
(%)
| Period | Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco | Retail sales of non-food products | Retail sales of automotive fuel | Retail sales, total | Retail sales, total, unadjusted (raw) data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adjusted for calendar effects | ||||||
| 2020 | September | 101.8 | 96.3 | 90.8 | 97.8 | 98.3 |
| October | 101.2 | 98.3 | 89.6 | 98.1 | 97.6 | |
| November | 101.8 | 99.6 | 90.6 | 99.3 | 99.7 | |
| December | 101.9 | 91.7 | 88.1 | 95.9 | 96.8 | |
| 2020 | January–December | 103.0 | 99.2 | 90.4 | 99.6 | 99.7 |
| 2021 | January | 101.5 | 97.6 | 91.6 | 98.3 | 97.4 |
| February | 96.5 | 96.7 | 89.5 | 94.1 | 94.4 | |
| March | 98.0 | 94.1 | 102.1 | 97.9 | 98.5 | |
| April | 103.4 | 121.3 | 119.2 | 110.6 | 109.9 | |
| May | 102.6 | 108.7 | 109.7 | 105.8 | 105.8 | |
| June | 107.2 | 103.0 | 108.6 | 105.7 | 106.2 | |
| July | 103.7 | 102.6 | 101.9 | 103.0 | 102.5 | |
| August | 101.7 | 107.8 | 102.3 | 104.1 | 104.6 | |
| September | 103.0 | 108.1 | 108.4 | 105.8 | 105.8 | |
| 2021 | January–September | 101.9 | 104.2 | 103.3 | 102.8 | 102.8 |