Retail sales were 4.7% up on the same period last year and 2.2% up on the previous month
In January 2025, the volume of retail trade in both raw and calendar-adjusted data was 4.7% higher than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 4.7% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 5.6% in non-food retailing and by 1.9% in automotive fuel retailing. According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales was 2.2% up on the previous month.
In January 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects:
The volume of domestic retail sales increased by 4.7%.
The volume of sales grew by 4.7% in specialized and non-specialized food retailing. The volume of sales increased by 5.1% in non-specialized food and beverages shops accounting for 76% of food retailing and by 3.2% in specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores.
The turnover of non-food retailing increased by a total of 5.6% in volume. Sales volumes rose by 9.7% in pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics shops, by 7.8% in furniture and electrical goods stores, by 6.7% in non-specialized shops dealing in manufactured goods, by 4.7% in textiles, clothing and footwear shops, by 2.9% in second-hand goods shops, and by 0.3% in books, computer equipment and other specialized stores.
The volume of mail order and internet retailing accounting for 8.8% of all retail sales and involving a wide range of goods grew by 3.9%.
The volume of sales in automotive fuel stations increased by 1.9%.
Sales in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories stores not belonging to retail data increased by 19%.
In January 2025:
Domestic retail sales amounted to HUF 1,477 billion at current prices.
49% of the national retail turnover was generated in specialized and non-specialized food shops, 35% in non-food retail trade and 16% in automotive fuel stations.
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 | January | 99.7 | 98.2 | 100.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| February | 101.7 | 99.7 | 101.0 | 101.1 | 104.7 | |
| March | 106.1 | 101.3 | 99.9 | 104.1 | 103.6 | |
| April | 104.0 | 105.6 | 101.9 | 103.3 | 103.7 | |
| May | 106.1 | 101.8 | 99.3 | 103.6 | 103.6 | |
| June | 103.1 | 103.5 | 100.6 | 102.6 | 101.7 | |
| July | 102.2 | 103.9 | 99.4 | 102.4 | 103.3 | |
| August | 106.5 | 101.6 | 98.8 | 104.2 | 103.2 | |
| September | 103.2 | 105.7 | 95.0 | 101.7 | 101.7 | |
| October | 104.3 | 103.3 | 99.9 | 103.5 | 104.0 | |
| November | 104.4 | 104.5 | 101.2 | 104.2 | 103.7 | |
| December | 104.0 | 100.5 | 93.1 | 100.0 | 100.4 | |
| 2024 | January–December | 103.8 | 102.5 | 99.2 | 102.6 | 102.8 |
| 2025 | January | 104.7 | 105.6 | 101.9 | 104.7 | 104.7 |