The volume of retail sales – based on calendar-adjusted data – decreased by 4.7pct both in the first five months of 2010 and in May compared to the same period of the previous year.
Compared to the previous month, the volume of retail sales decreased by 0.5pct according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted data.
In the first five months of 2010, domestic retail turnover (including retail sale via mail order houses) was HUF 2,768 billion, out of which a turnover of HUF 605 billion was generated in May. In the first five months of 2010, non-specialized and specialized food, beverages and tobacco stores (45pct), petrol stations (17pct), furniture and household goods stores (13pct) played a major role in retail; the other stores had a combined market share of 25pct.
