Hungarians considerably increased their spending on clothing items over the past years . As of 2022, household expenditure on clothing peaked at 766 billion forints.
Retail sales of clothes
Since 2010, there have been fewer and fewer clothes retail stores operating in Hungary each year, with their number totaling approximately 12 thousand in 2022. During the same year, the retail sales of clothes and textiles amounted to 845 billion forints, representing a considerable increase compared to the previous year.
Clothes shopping habits
People have different preferences when it comes to buying clothes as some value expensive designer brands, while others may find financial or environmental aspects more important. Considering people’s attitudes towards purchasing second-hand items, in 2020, every fifth Hungarian bought used fashion items in order to save money and a further 20 percent did so for a different reason. According to a survey conducted during the same year, the majority of Hungarians were agains purchasing counterfeit fashion items.
Household consumption expenditure on clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022
(in million forints)
Figures have been rounded. The date of release shown is the date of access to the data. OECD reference year from 2010 to 2015 changed on Tuesday 3rd of December, 2019.
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OECD. (November 3, 2023). Household consumption expenditure on clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022 (in million forints) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/575274/clothing-consumption-expenditure-hungary/
OECD. "Household consumption expenditure on clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022 (in million forints)." Chart. November 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575274/clothing-consumption-expenditure-hungary/
OECD. (2023). Household consumption expenditure on clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022 (in million forints). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/575274/clothing-consumption-expenditure-hungary/
OECD. "Household Consumption Expenditure on Clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022 (in Million Forints)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/575274/clothing-consumption-expenditure-hungary/
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Household consumption expenditure on clothing in Hungary from 2008 to 2022 (in million forints) [Graph], OECD, November 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/575274/clothing-consumption-expenditure-hungary/