OKSZ: families spent nearly 20 thousand billion HUF last year on consumption

Last year, the consumption spendings of families was close to 20,000 billion HUF, while consumption in Hungary pulls the power of the economy to a great extent, and this trend will continue this year, thanks to the rise in earnings – the Secretary General of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) told Kossuth Radio.

Vámos György added that the constant rise in wages is also reflected in the structure of purchases, as people are spending more and more on commodities besides food: furniture and electrical household appliances. (MTI)