Consumers did not feel more inclined to buy in the summer either

According to KSH’s quick report, volume sales in retail were down by 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2010 and by 4.6 percent in June, compared to the same period in 2009. Domestic retail network and mail order companies generated sales of HUF 3,398 billion in the first six months of 2010 – from this HUF 630 billion was realised in June. Food and food type products represented 45 percent of retail sales; the turnover of food stores decreased by 3.8 percent in January-June and by 3.2 percent in June. In June 2010 hypermarkets, supermarkets and small shops sold 3.9 percent less, in terms of volume, compared with June 2009. Volume sales in non-food retail were 4 percent lower in January-June 2010 than twelve months earlier; compared with last June sales fell by 4.5 percent.