Hungary’s retail sales grew more than expected in June, figures from the Central Statistical Office showed Wednesday, RTT News reported. Retail sales increased by adjusted 5.7% year-on-year in June, the same pace of growth as seen in May, but faster than the expected rise of 5.4%. On an unadjusted basis, retail sales growth eased to 5.7% from 6.8% a month ago. The volume of sales rose by 3.4% in specialized and non-specialized food shops and by 9.7% in non-food retail shops. Sales advanced 3.6% in automotive fuel retailing. During January to June, retail sales increased 5.2% from the same period of last year.
