4.4.9. Number of retail shops by legal form of operating enterprises, 31. December (2001–)*(1/2)

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Legal form of operating enterprises 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009a 2010
Country-wide
Total companies and partnerships 77 367 80 816 83 493 86 215 88 405 90 420 90 258 90 284 90 928
Limited liability company 36 478 38 902 41 477 44 430 46 814 49 310 50 860 52 542 58 870
Joint-stock company 8 811 8 834 8 566 8 423 8 531 8 564 8 060 8 113 7 146
Limited partnership 27 770 29 048 29 592 29 775 29 768 29 649 28 887 27 451 23 062
Unlimited partnership 1 559 1 571 1 532 1 457 1 396 1 348 1 235 1 141 979
Other co-operative 2 746 2 458 2 323 2 125 1 891 1 527 1 186 999 797
Branch establishment of foreign enterprise 3 3 3 5 5 22 30 38 33
Other companies and partnerships – – – – – – – – 41
Total entrepreneurs 72 731 71 768 70 655 68 543 66 569 63 165 60 417 56 142 49 442
Total other establishments 532 483 490 490 483 473 461 432 484
Grand Total 150 630 153 067 154 638 155 248 155 457 154 058 151 136 146 858 140 854
In shopping centers
Total companies and partnerships 2 611 2 998 3 411 3 834 4 420 4 857 5 124 5 358 6 233
Limited liability company 1 909 2 211 2 538 2 870 3 321 3 662 3 906 4 147 5 018
Joint-stock company 179 199 197 218 211 214 215 214 249
Limited partnership 496 557 642 722 864 947 968 962 930
Unlimited partnership 26 30 31 22 22 23 24 23 22
Other co-operative 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 – 1
Branch establishment of foreign enterprise – – – 1 1 10 10 12 12
Other companies and partnerships – – – – – – – – 1
Total entrepreneurs 345 393 423 451 454 490 471 444 433
Total other establishments 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6
Grand Total 2 957 3 393 3 836 4 287 4 876 5 350 5 598 5 808 6 672
In hypermarkets
Total companies and partnerships 645 886 1 045 1 176 1 290 1 514 1 529 1 701 2 234
Limited liability company 474 597 698 813 888 1 047 1 076 1 261 1 714
Joint-stock company 30 72 82 101 134 185 199 173 229
Limited partnership 140 216 261 261 268 282 253 266 283
Unlimited partnership 1 1 4 1 – – 1 1 3
Other co-operative – – – – – – – – –
Branch establishment of foreign enterprise – – – – – – – – –
Other companies and partnerships – – – – – – – – 5
Total entrepreneurs 186 220 219 229 225 245 254 252 281
Total other establishments – – – – 1 – – – 1
Grand Total 831 1 106 1 264 1 405 1 516 1 759 1 783 1 953 2 516
*Without filling stations and motor trade shops.  aData for the 31st of December, 2009 are not published. Further information available in the methodology. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011