Published on: 4 May 2022

Sales of retail shops grew by 16.2%

In March 2022, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 16.2% higher than in the same month of the previous year. In March, calendar-adjusted sales volumes were essentially unchanged in specialised and non-specialised food shops and rose by 29.7% in non-food retailing and – due to the surplus purchases in mid-month – by 51.4% in automotive fuel retailing compared to the same period last year. In January–March 2022, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 10.3% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.

In March 2022, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:

The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 16.2%.

The volume of sales was essentially unchanged in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales decreased by 0.3% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and increased by 2.4% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.

The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 29.7% in volume. Sales volumes rose fourfold in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, threefold in second-hand goods shops, by 75% in furniture and electrical goods stores, by 59% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, by 13% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods and by 8.3% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops.

The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 8.9% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods fell by 7.3%.

The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased – due to the mid-month surplus purchases – by 51.4%.

Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 9.1%.

In March 2022:

Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,375 billion at current prices.

Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 44% of all retail sales, while the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of petrol stations were 36% and 20% respectively.

In January–March 2022, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:

The volume of retail trade increased by 10.3%.

The volume of sales rose by 1.1% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 16.9% in non-food retail trade and by 27.4% 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
2021March97.989.9102.697.097.0
April103.4121.3119.2109.9109.9
May102.6108.7109.7105.8105.8
June107.2103.1108.6105.9106.2
July103.7102.5101.9102.9102.5
August101.7107.9102.3104.2104.6
September103.0108.1108.4105.8105.8
October103.4106.3111.5105.7105.7
November102.1104.9106.2103.8103.8
December102.7108.9111.6106.3106.7
2021January–December102.1104.4105.1103.4103.5
2022January100.1106.5110.7104.2104.5
February103.4114.6119.0109.8109.8
March100.2129.7151.4116.2116.2
2022January–March101.1116.9127.4110.3110.5