Hungary’s central statistics office has reported that sales in the country rose 5.2 percent in October compared to October 2013. It’s encouraging news for sector, coming on the heels of a 5 percent rise in September. Within those figures, food sales rose by 3.7 percent on an adjusted basis, while non-food sales jumped 6.6 percent. Fuel prices for cars rose even more sharply by 6.5 percent.
