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Hungary, retail trade volume grows in February
Statistical Office: increasing trend, by 6.7%
24 April, 20:29
(ANSA) - BUDAPEST - In Hungary, the volume of retail trade with seasonal adjustment rose by 6.7 % in February 2014, compared to the same month of 2013, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. The increase was particularly marked in the sectors of food and dairy, beverage and tobacco (+8.2%), which alone accounts for 49.9% of the whole sector, while there was an increase by 6.4% in fuel sales. Good results even in non-food trade (+4.7% year-on- year in February) , which was driven by sales in clothing and footwear stores (+9%) and in furniture and electronic products (+8.4 %). A decrease was recorded, on the other hand, in books, computer accessories and information technology (-4.5 %). (ANSA).
