Compared to May retail increased in June

The volume of retail sales were below in the same period of last year, by 3.2 percent in the first half of 2009 and 2.2 percent in In June. The retail sales were 0.5 percent higher than in the previous month – Reports Central Statistical Office.

In the national retail stores and mail orders 3356, billion HUF was distributed in the first half of 2009 billion. 629 billion was realized in June. Fourty-six percent of the retail sales were occured in food and the food related trade, fifteen percent in the fuel industry, fourteen percent in furniture household and construction materials business – reports Central Statistical Office.