Published on: 3 June 2022

Sales of retail shops grew by 15.8%

In April 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 15.7% according to raw data and by 15.8% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. In April, calendar-adjusted sales volumes rose by 7.1% in specialised and non-specialised food shops, by 15.4% in non-food retailing and by 37.3% in automotive fuel retailing compared to the same period last year. In January–April 2022, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 11.8% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.

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

The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 15.8%.

The volume of sales increased by 7.1% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 6.8% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and by 8.0% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.

The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 15.4% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 67% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 51% in second-hand goods shops, by 29% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores, by 14%-14% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops and furniture and electrical goods stores and by 11% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods.

The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 8.1% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods fell by 4.2%.

The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 37.3%.

Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 1.5%.

In April 2022:

Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,373 billion at current prices.

Specialized and non-specialized food shops accounted for 46% of all retail sales, while the relevant figures for non-food retail trade and retail trade of petrol stations were 36% and 18% respectively.

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

The volume of retail trade increased by 11.8%.

The volume of sales rose by 2.6% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 16.4% in non-food retail trade and by 30.0% 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
2021April103.3124.2119.5111.3110.9
May102.3108.5110.5105.7105.7
June107.0102.6109.8105.7106.1
July103.7102.6101.9102.9102.5
August101.7107.8102.3104.1104.6
September103.0108.1108.4105.8105.8
October103.4106.3111.5105.7105.7
November102.1104.9106.2103.8103.8
December102.7108.8111.6106.3106.7
2021January–December102.1104.6105.2103.5103.5
2022January100.1106.5110.7104.1104.5
February103.4114.6119.0109.8109.8
March100.3129.7151.4116.7116.2
April107.1115.4137.3115.8115.7
2022January–April102.6116.4130.0111.8111.8