In April the domestic retail turnover exceeded HUF 508 billion

Compared to the previous month, the volume of retail sales increased by 0.4% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted data.

According to calendar adjusted data,
the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.5% in April, and by 2.6% in the first four months of
2008 compared to prior-year levels. On an Easter and calendar
adjusted basis, the volume of retail sales in specialized and
nonspecialized food, beverages and tobacco stores decreased by 1.8%
in the first four months of 2008 and by only 0.1% in April compared
to the same periods of the previous year. Sales volumes for
nonspecialized stores (hyper-, supermarkets, groceries) – having a
major, 91 per cent market share – as well as sales for specialized
food, beverages and tobacco stores both decreased by 0.1% too. In
April, according to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, food,
beverages and tobacco stores had a sales volume increase of 0.8%
compared to March.

Non-food retail trade turnover – at
constant prices – was down by 3.3% in the first four months and by 2.6 percent in April compared
with the same period a year ago. In April, sales in non specialised
stores and sales volume for pharmaceutical and medical goods,
cosmetics and toilet articles shops increased while sales declined in
all other activity groups, especially in shops for books, newspapers,
stationery and other articles compared to the same month a year ago.
In April, non-food retail sales at constant prices – according to
seasonally and calendar adjusted data – were down by 0.1 percent
compared to the previous month.