Retail sales grow across the board
According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales was 0.8% up on the previous month. In January–August 2025, the volume of sales – also according to calendar adjusted data – was 2.8% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In August 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 2.4%.
The volume of sales grew by 2.3% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 3.9% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and fell by 2.0% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 4.9% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 8.7% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 6.6% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops and non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 3.3% in second-hand goods shops, by 2.5% in furniture and electrical goods stores, and by 0.3% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 7.2% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods grew by 6.6%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 2.2%.
Sales volume in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 9.6%.
In August 2025:
Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,735 billion at current prices.
51% of the national retail turnover was generated in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 34% in non-food retail trade and 15% in automotive fuel stations.
In January–August 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of retail trade rose by 2.8%.
The volume of sales rose by 2.7% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 4.3% in non-food retail trade and by 0.7% in automotive fuel retail trade.
