Retail sales growth decelerates to 6.8 pc in June

Retail sales in Hungary climbed 6.8 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, decelerating from a 7.1 percent growth in May, a second reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday shows. Calendar-adjusted data show retail sales were up 6.4 percent annually in June. The unadjusted figure for June was revised upwards from 6.5 percent and the adjusted one from 6.1 percent in the first reading published on August 3. Adjusted food sales were up 3.1 percent in June, non-food sales climbed 10.9 percent, fuel sales were up 5.8 percent year-on-year.