# Hungary Retail Sales

Hungary Retail Sales was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 107.7 (Index (2021=100)).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 19th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.2% (Mar 2023) to 17.6% (Mar 2022), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `HU.RETSALES.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index (2021=100)
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/hungary/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 107.7 | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 106.5 | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 107.3 | 5.0 |
| June 2026 | 106.1 | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 106.5 | 4.6 |
| April 2026 | 105.8 | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 107.1 | 7.0 |
| February 2026 | 105.2 | 3.6 |
| January 2026 | 104.9 | 3.2 |
| December 2025 | 104.3 | 4.2 |
| November 2025 | 103.9 | 2.8 |
| October 2025 | 103.8 | 3.4 |
| September 2025 | 103.2 | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 103.5 | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 102.2 | 2.5 |
| June 2025 | 102.8 | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 101.8 | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 102.6 | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 100.1 | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 101.5 | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 101.6 | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 100.1 | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 101.1 | 5.1 |
| October 2024 | 100.4 | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU.RETSALES.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU.RETSALES.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```