Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF 5,738.7bn at the end of December, the Ministry of National Economy confirmed in a detailed reading of data on Thursday. As MTI reports, the central budget gap reached HUF 5,500.1 billion and the social insurance funds were HUF 245.9 billion in the red, but separate state funds […]
Amid growing turnover, the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index rose this week, closing at a historic high of 122,311.20 points on Friday, up 4.98% from a week earlier. As MTI reports, weekly turnover was HUF 108.16 billion, following HUF 103.08 billion the previous week, with leading shares strengthening during the week. On Friday, OTP […]
Consumer prices rose by 3.3% year-on-year in December 2025. Relative to the 3.8% observed in November, the annual growth rate of prices fell by 0.5 percentage points, the National Bank of Hungary says on it website Standing at 3.8%, core inflation fell by 0.3 percentage point. Core inflation excluding indirect tax effects fell to 3.6%. […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector fell 5.4% year-on-year in November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data quoted by MTI. Output fell at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. The detailed data show output of the automotive industry, Hungary's biggest manufacturing sector, fell 4.7%. The segment […]
The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary reached a record low of 216,082 in December, falling almost 4,000 from the same month a year earlier, accordingt data by the National Employment Service (NFSZ). Support by the European Union play an important role in helping jobseekers in Hungary. The Youth Guarantee Plus program, which supports young […]
Output of Hungary's construction sector fell 5.6% year-on-year in November, MTI quotes data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday. Construction sector output declined 3.6% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output of the buildings segment climbed 7.7%, while civil engineering output dropped 20.0%. In absolute terms, construction sector output reached HUF […]
In December 2025, consumer prices in Hungary were 3.3% higher on average than a year earlier and 0.1% higher than in the previous month, according to official figures published by the country's Central Statistical Office. In 2025, prices were up by 4.4% on average compared to the previous year. In 12 months, compared to December […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 5.4% in November 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.0% lower than in October 2025. Production volume decreased […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed this week's trading at 116,510.12 points on Friday, up 600.54 points or 0.52%. The stock market turnover was HUF 10.8 billion, with leading shares performing mixed compared to the previous day's close. András Takács, equity analyst at Equilor Investment Ltd., told MTI that trading on the […]
Industrial producer prices were 2.7% lower on average in November 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices fell by 1.8% and non-domestic ones by 3.1% compared to November in the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices rose by 0.3% and non-domestic output prices […]
In November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,637,000. The number of unemployed persons was 213,000 and the unemployment rate was 4.4%, according to the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH). In the period September–November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,656,000, 36,000 fewer than a year earlier. […]
Hungary's government sector had a HUF 909 billion deficit in the third quarter of 2025, equivalent to 4.2% of GDP, MTI quotes data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday. Government sector revenue rose 6.3% to HUF 8,875 billion, while expenditures climbed 6.8% to HUF 9,783 billion. For the period Q1-Q3, the government […]
The deficit of Hungary's external trade in goods was EUR 121 million last November compared to the same period of the previous year. The volume of exports lessened by 8.6%, that of imports grew by 3.8% over that period, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The EUR 121 million deficit means that the balance […]
Share turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange came to HUF 387 billion in December, MTI quoted a statement issued by the bourse on Monday. Daily turnover averaged HUF 20.4 billion. Wood and Company was the most active broker during the month, with double-counted turnover of HUF 201 billion. Concorde was runner-up with turnover of HUF […]
Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 53.7 points in December, inching up from 53.6 in the previous month, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) said on Monday. The PMI was over the 50-point threshold, signalling an expansion in the manufacturing sector. Among the PMI sub-indices, the new orders index […]
