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 […]

The Hungarian government has earmarked HUF 800 billion for the regulated utilities price scheme for households in 2025 and will continue the program in 2026, Energy Ministry state secretary Gábor Czepek said in a post on social media on Monday. The state secretary was of the opinion that Hungarian households paid the lowest gas and […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index, BUX, closed two-day trading week Tuesday (due to the Christmas holidays) at 111,046.97 points, up 155.98 points or 0.14%. Péter Aradványi, an analyst at Equilor Investment Ltd., explained the low turnover and moderate price movements with the typically subdued interest at the end of the year, adding that […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed at a historic high of 110,890.99 points on Monday, up 485.25 points or 0.44%. The stock market turnover was HUF 10.7 billion, with leading stocks performing mixed compared to the previous day's close. Ákos Czibere, an analyst at Equilor Investment Ltd., told MTI that on Monday, […]

Hungary's general government deficit reached HUF 4,070.4 billion at the end of November, 80.5% of the full-year target, the country's National Economy Ministry confirmed in a detailed reading of data on Monday, MTI says. The report noted the deficit target of the general government, corresponding to a 3.7% ESA deficit target in the adopted budget […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index, the BUX, rose this week amid growing turnover, with the BUX closing at 110,405.74 points on Friday, 0.73% higher than a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 185.23 billion, following HUF 83.09 billion the previous week, with leading shares strengthening during the week, except for Mol, and OTP […]

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 Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index, BUX, closed at 109,607.58 points on Friday, 0.63% higher than a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 83.09 billion, following HUF 75.93 billion the previous week, with leading shares strengthening, except for Mol. Equilor Investment Ltd. highlighted in its weekly summary that, according to its analysts, OTP's 12-month […]

Construction output volume, based on both raw and calendar-adjusted data surpassed in October 2025 the one year earlier level by 9.7%. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings expanded by 14.7%, that of civil engineering increased by 3.7%, the Central Statisical Office (KSH) reports. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction […]

The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 2.7% in October 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office reports. A setback in production occurred in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, […]

Construction sector orders are level with last year and show no sign of any marked expansion, although home construction could provide a boost, the head of industry association EVOSZ said at a general meeting on Wednesday. László Koji said that an EVOSZ survey showed that the revenue of 60% of construction companies declined in 2025, […]