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: 2021
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: 30.06.2022
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: January 2023
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: January 2023
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Sales of retail shops fell by 4.5%, Retail trade, January 2023
In January 2023, the volume of sales in retail trade decreased by 3.9% according to raw data and by 4.5% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. In January, calendar-adjusted sales volumes decreased by 4.8% in specialised and non-specialised food shops, by 1.5% in non-food retailing and by 9.7% in automotive fuel retailing.
Hungary, 2022 Q3
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Further decline in the number of retail shops
By the end of the first half of 2022, the number of retail shops operating in Hungary (excluding motor vehicle and vehicle parts shops) fell below 110,000, of which 35,000 were operating as independent businesses. The number of specialised and non-specialised food shops was 3.8% lower than a year earlier, while the number of non-food retail shops decreased by 3.1%.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021
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Settlement and district related data regarding 2021 are presented here
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Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2021
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Hungary in Figures, 2020
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Related themes
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Retail trade, January 2023 | 06/03/2023 | 06/04/2023 |
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data ) |
Latest update | Next update |
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Distributive internal trade units | ||
Internal trade units | 06/03/2023 | 12/05/2023 |
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) | 06/03/2023 | 06/04/2023 |
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 | – |