{
  "id": 12324086,
  "title": "Hungary August retail sales lose momentum as monthly volumes fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hungary-august-retail-sales-lose-momentum-as-monthly-volumes-fall",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/hungary-august-retail-sales-lose-momentum-as-monthly-volumes-fall-93CH-4933479"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hungary's retail sales growth decelerated in August, according to data released on Tuesday. While sales volumes increased by 2.4% year-on-year, they decreased by 0.7% month-over-month, with the change based on adjusted figures. The annual growth rate remained unchanged. Early-year retail sales growth had been stronger, but the momentum slowed in August. Cumulative retail sales, however, remained significantly higher than a year ago, with a 4.3% increase in the first eight months of 2026. Food retail sales grew by just 0.5% year-on-year in adjusted terms, while non-food sales rose by 5.0% and automotive fuel sales increased by 3.1%. Within food retailing, non-specialized food and beverage stores saw a 1.9% increase, while specialized food, beverage and tobacco shops experienced a 4.8% decline. Non-food retailing continued to expand, with pharmaceutical, medical goods and cosmetics stores growing by 5.4% year-on-year, and non-specialized stores selling manufactured goods increasing by 4.2%. Textile, clothing and footwear sales rose by 2.7%, while furniture and electrical goods sales grew by 1.0%. Book, computer equipment and other specialized stores saw a 0.6% increase. However, second-hand goods stores saw a decline of 3.3% year-on-year. Online and mail-order retailing, which makes up 8.3% of total retail sales, recorded a stronger 12% increase. Motor vehicles and parts sales, excluded from the retail sales measure, rose by 8.0% year-on-year. In August, retail turnover totaled HUF 1,787 billion. Food stores constituted 48% of total turnover, non-food retailers accounted for 36%, and fuel stations contributed 16%. For the first eight months of 2026, calendar-adjusted retail sales volumes were 4.3% higher than the same period in 2025. Food sales grew by 2.2%, while non-food sales rose by 5.6% and automotive fuel sales climbed by 7.5%.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/10-6-germanys-factory-orders-fall-in-august-missed-1-0-estimates",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:02:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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