Retail sales were 3.5% up on the same period last year and 0.2% up on the previous month
In December 2025, the volume of retail trade was 4.0% higher according to raw data, or 3.5% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 2.1% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 4.3% in non-food retailing and by 1.7% in automotive fuel retailing. According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales was 0.2% higher compared to the previous month. In 2025, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 2.9% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In December 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 3.5%.
The volume of sales grew by 2.1% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 3.3% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 78% of food retailing and fell by 3.1% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 4.3% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 13% in second-hand goods shops, by 10% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 6.6% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 3.2% in furniture and electrical goods stores, by 2.2% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores and by 1.2% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 9.3% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods grew by 2.8%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 1.7%.
Sales volume in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data decreased by 1.2%.
In December 2025:
Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,975 billion at current prices.
49% of the national retail turnover was generated in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 39% in non-food retail trade and 12% in automotive fuel stations.
In 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of retail trade rose by 2.9%.
The volume of sales rose by 2.5% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 4.4% in non-food retail trade and by 0.8% 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 | ||||||
| 2024 | December | 103.7 | 101.4 | 92.8 | 100.2 | 100.7 |
| 2024 | January–December | 103.8 | 102.9 | 99.2 | 102.6 | 102.9 |
| 2025 | January | 104.6 | 105.6 | 101.9 | 104.7 | 104.7 |
| February | 103.6 | 104.9 | 100.3 | 103.3 | 99.8 | |
| March | 101.4 | 103.6 | 100.2 | 100.9 | 99.6 | |
| April | 103.7 | 105.2 | 102.3 | 104.9 | 106.8 | |
| May | 100.7 | 104.0 | 98.9 | 102.1 | 102.1 | |
| June | 103.7 | 103.9 | 102.5 | 103.0 | 103.0 | |
| July | 102.2 | 102.9 | 97.6 | 101.7 | 101.7 | |
| August | 102.2 | 104.9 | 102.2 | 102.4 | 101.9 | |
| September | 103.0 | 103.5 | 100.6 | 103.0 | 103.4 | |
| October | 101.2 | 105.2 | 100.6 | 103.1 | 103.1 | |
| November | 102.6 | 104.6 | 100.7 | 102.5 | 102.5 | |
| December | 102.1 | 104.3 | 101.7 | 103.5 | 104.0 | |
| 2025 | January-December | 102.5 | 104.4 | 100.8 | 102.9 | 102.7 |