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Slight Increase in the Volume of External Trade in Goods

D&T
Oct 29, 2025

The surplus was EUR 589 million, the balance decreased by EUR 297 million, year-on-year. The volume of export increased by 0.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, that of import grew by 8.4%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The seasonally and working-day adjusted export volume decreased by 2.4% compared to August […]

BUX Increased by Over 1% on Short Trading Week

D&T
Oct 26, 2025

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index rose over the past three working days, with the BUX closing at 104,182.83 points on Wednesday, up 1,214.16 points or 1.18% compared to the previous Friday. Weekly turnover reached HUF 56.86 billion in three days, compared to HUF 75.29 billion in the previous week, with leading shares rising. […]

AKK Sells HUF 68 Bn of Securities at Auction

D&T
Oct 22, 2025

The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold HUF 68.0 billion of securities at auction on Wednesday, HUF 18.0 billion more than planned. As MTI reports, AKK sold HUF 8.0 billion of discount twelve-month T-bills, cutting its original HUF 30.0 billion offer after primary dealers bid for just HUF 12.0 billion of the securities. Average […]

Official Unemployment Rate at 4.5% in Hungary

D&T
Oct 22, 2025

In September 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 in Hungary was 4,669,000. The number of unemployed persons was 218,000 and the unemployment rate was 4.5%, according to the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH). In the period July–September 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,679,000, 29,000 fewer than a […]

Monetary Council Leaves Base Rate on Hold at 6.50%

D&T
Oct 21, 2025

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.50% at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday. The Council also left the O/N deposit rate at 5.50% and the O/N collateralised loan rate at 7.50%. The rates mark the ends of the central bank's […]

The BUX Strengthened Amid Rising Turnover This Week

D&T
Oct 19, 2025

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index strengthened amid rising turnover this week, with the BUX closing at 102,968.67 points on Friday, up 977.91 points, or 0.96%, from a week earlier, according to MTI. Weekly turnover was HUF 75.29 billion, following HUF 60.87 billion the previous week, with leading shares declining except for OTP. Equilor […]

Slight Change in Business Sentiment in Q3

D&T
Oct 16, 2025

Business confidence measured by the Confederation of Hungarian Business (VOSZ) in Hungary stood at 50% in the third quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter and 2 percentage points down from the same period a year earlier, VOSZ said on Thursday. As MTI reports, the index is based on responses of the some 400 VOSZ member […]

Construction Output Volume Down in Hungary 15.2% Y-on-Y

D&T
Oct 15, 2025

Construction output volume, based on raw data went down by 15.2%, and according to calendar-adjusted data was below the previous year’s level by 13.6% in August 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings lessened by 2.3%, that of civil engineering fell by 34.8%. Based on seasonally […]

Industrial Production Down by 7.3% Y-on-Y in Hungary

D&T
Oct 14, 2025

The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 7.3%, based on working-day adjusted data it declined by 4.6% in August 2025, year-on-year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. There was a setback in all but one of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial […]

BUX Outperformed European Indices This Week

D&T
Oct 12, 2025

The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed at 101,990.76 points on Friday, up 604.28 points or 0.6% on the previous day. The stock market turnover was HUF 13.8 billion, with leading shares strengthening compared to the previous day's close, with the exception of OTP. Péter Aradványi, chief analyst at Equilor Investment Ltd., said […]

General Government Deficit at HUF 3,328.7 billion

D&T
Oct 8, 2025

Hungary's general government deficit reached HUF 3,328.7 billion at the end of September, 69.7% of the full-year target, the Ministry of National Economy said in a preliminary release of data on Wednesday. The central budget gap reached HUF 3,267.4 billion and the social insurance funds were HUF 162.6 billion in the red, but separate state […]

Consumer Prices 4.3% Higher in Hungary

D&T
Oct 8, 2025

Consumer prices were 4.3% higher on average in Hungary in September 2025 than a year earlier. Compared to August, prices were unchanged on average, according to the country's Central Statistical Office. Food prices rose 4.7%, but increased just 3.0% excluding the price of eating out. The price of eggs jumped 18.2% and cooking oil prices […]

Industrial Output Falls 7.3% in August

D&T
Oct 7, 2025

Output of Hungary's industrial sector fell 7.3% year-on-year in August, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday shows. Output was also down 4.6% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output fell in all but one of the branches of manufacturing. Output was significantly down in the automotive […]

Slight Rise in Hungarian Retail Sales

D&T
Oct 6, 2025

In August 2025, the volume of retail trade was 1.9% higher in raw data, or 2.4% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year, the country's Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported this Monday. According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales was 0.8% up on […]

BUX Up Amid Declining Trading Volumes This Week

D&T
Oct 5, 2025

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index, BUX, strengthened amid declining turnover this week, closing at 462.96 points on Friday, up 1,255.17 points, or 1.27%, from a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 52.73 billion, following HUF 66.48 billion the previous week, with leading shares strengthening except for OTP. Equilor Investment Ltd. highlighted in its […]

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