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 | ||||||
| 2021 | March | 97.9 | 89.9 | 102.6 | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| April | 103.4 | 121.3 | 119.2 | 109.9 | 109.9 | |
| May | 102.6 | 108.7 | 109.7 | 105.8 | 105.8 | |
| June | 107.2 | 103.1 | 108.6 | 105.9 | 106.2 | |
| July | 103.7 | 102.5 | 101.9 | 102.9 | 102.5 | |
| August | 101.7 | 107.9 | 102.3 | 104.2 | 104.6 | |
| September | 103.0 | 108.1 | 108.4 | 105.8 | 105.8 | |
| October | 103.4 | 106.3 | 111.5 | 105.7 | 105.7 | |
| November | 102.1 | 104.9 | 106.2 | 103.8 | 103.8 | |
| December | 102.7 | 108.9 | 111.6 | 106.3 | 106.7 | |
| 2021 | January–December | 102.1 | 104.4 | 105.1 | 103.4 | 103.5 |
| 2022 | January | 100.1 | 106.5 | 110.7 | 104.2 | 104.5 |
| February | 103.4 | 114.6 | 119.0 | 109.8 | 109.8 | |
| March | 100.2 | 129.7 | 151.4 | 116.2 | 116.2 | |
| 2022 | January–March | 101.1 | 116.9 | 127.4 | 110.3 | 110.5 |