Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.5% year-on-year in January 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Sales rose faster for automotive fuel (5.7% vs 1.7% in December 2025). Additionally, non-food sales increased (4.7% vs 4.4%), particularly in textiles, clothing, and footwear (6.7% vs 1.2%), computer equipment and others (4.4% vs 2.8%) and books, computer equipment and others (3.3% vs 2.4%). On the other hand, growth in food retailing eased (1.2% vs 2.0%), reflecting steeper declines in specialized food and beverage stores (-6.5% vs -3.2%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade edged up 0.5%, following a 0.4% increase in the previous month. source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office

Retail Sales in Hungary increased 3.50 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Hungary averaged 0.18 percent from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 18.00 percent in March of 2022 and a record low of -43.00 percent in November of 1991. This page provides - Hungary Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Hungary Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Retail Sales in Hungary increased 3.50 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Hungary is expected to be 3.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hungary Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-05 07:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 3.5% 2.5% 3.4%
2026-03-05 07:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 3.5% 3.5% 2.8%
2026-04-08 06:30 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Feb 3.5% 3.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 7.25 7.50 percent Feb 2026
Consumer Confidence -19.90 -22.00 points Feb 2026
Consumer Credit 1834.88 1819.04 HUF Billion Jan 2026
Consumer Spending 9851154.00 8909700.00 HUF Million Dec 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.76 1.76 USD/Liter Feb 2026
Households Debt to GDP 17.50 17.20 percent of GDP Jun 2025
Households Debt to Income 26.86 27.19 percent Dec 2024
Personal Savings 18.64 20.17 percent Dec 2024
Private Sector Credit 12862.50 12695.50 HUF Billion Jan 2026
Retail Sales MoM 0.50 0.40 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 3.50 3.50 percent Jan 2026


Hungary Retail Sales YoY
In Hungary, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 3.50 18.00 -43.00 1989 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA

News Stream
Hungary Retail Sales Steady at 3.5% in January
Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.5% year-on-year in January 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Sales rose faster for automotive fuel (5.7% vs 1.7% in December 2025). Additionally, non-food sales increased (4.7% vs 4.4%), particularly in textiles, clothing, and footwear (6.7% vs 1.2%), computer equipment and others (4.4% vs 2.8%) and books, computer equipment and others (3.3% vs 2.4%). On the other hand, growth in food retailing eased (1.2% vs 2.0%), reflecting steeper declines in specialized food and beverage stores (-6.5% vs -3.2%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade edged up 0.5%, following a 0.4% increase in the previous month.
2026-03-05
Hungary Retail Sales Rise by Most in 8 Months
Retail sales in Hungary grew by 3.5% year-on-year in December 2025, accelerating from a 2.5% rise in the previous month. This was the highest increase since April, driven mainly by a faster rise in automotive fuel sales (1.7% vs 0.7% in November). Meanwhile, growth in food retailing eased (2.1% vs 2.6%), reflecting smaller gains in non-specialized food and beverage stores (3.3% vs 4.3%), which account for about 78% of total food retail sales. Non-food sales also slowed down (4.3% vs 4.6%), particularly in cosmetics (11.0% vs 14.1%) and mail-order and online sales (2.8% vs 11.7%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail trade rose by 0.2%, following a 0.1% increase in December. For 2025 as a whole, retail sales went up by 2.9%, higher than the 2.6% rise recorded in 2024.
2026-02-05
Hungary Retail Sales Growth Eases in November
Retail sales in Hungary increased by 2.5% year-on-year in November 2025, slowing from a six-month high of 3.1% in the previous month. Growth in non-food product sales moderated to 4.6% from a six-month high of5.2% in October, particularly in miscellaneous industrial goods, while sales remained subdued in textiles, clothing and footwear, books, computers and other industrial goods, computer technology and other industrial goods, and medicine and medical products. In contrast, retail activity strengthened in food and food-related products (2.6% vs. 1.2%) and in automotive fuel (0.7% vs 0.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales rose 0.1% in November, easing from a 0.5% increase in the prior period. Over the January-November 2025 period, retail trade was up 2.8% compared to the same period last year.
2026-01-09