By Tamas Csonka in Budapest Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.2% year-on-year (chart) in August and by 4.1% when adjusted for calendar year effects, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on October 7 shows. Hungarian retail sales saw a notable improvement in August, marking the first monthly rise since March 2024 as sales volume increased by 0.8% month-on-month, aided by a low base and a boost from the food retail sector. Adjusted food sales increased by 7.5% (accounting for 50% of the total), non-food sales rose 2.9% (34%) and vehicle fuel sales (16%) edged down 1.2%. Non-food sec…