Hungary's Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold HUF 140.0 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 95.0 billion more than planned, MTI reported this Thursday. AKK sold HUF 20.0 billion of three-year bonds, doubling its original offer after primary dealers bid for HUF 49.4 billion of the securities. Average yield was 6.41%, 3bp under […]

Hungary's government sector had a HUF 480 billion surplus in the second quarter, equivalent to 2.2% of GDP, data released by the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The deficit of central government amounted to HUF 535 billion, while local governments and social security funds had HUF 137 and 88 billion surpluses. In […]

Hungary had a EUR 557 million trade surplus in August, according to data released by the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday. Exports fell 5.3% year-on-year to EUR 10.193 billion. Imports dropped 8.0% to EUR 9.636 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 74% of Hungary's exports and 71% of its […]

Industrial producer prices were 2.3% higher on average in Hungary in August 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices rose by 0.9% and non-domestic ones by 3.0% compared to August in the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices lessened by 0.5% and non-domestic […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index, the BUX, fell amid declining turnover this week, closing at 99,207.79 points on Friday, down 990.77 points, or 0.99%, from a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 66.48 billion, down from HUF 101.33 billion the previous week, with all leading shares closing below last week's levels. On Monday, […]

In August 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,676,000. The number of unemployed persons was 215,000 and the unemployment rate was 4.4%, Hungary's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. In the period June–August 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,679,000, 36,000 fewer than a year earlier. Among males, […]

A survey conducted by GKI Economic Research – with the support of the European Union – found that both consumers and businesses were more optimistic in September than in August. The GKI economic sentiment index, a summary measure of expectations, rose by just over two points, reaching an eleven-month high. Firms’ hiring intentions and expectations […]

A survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Institute – with the support of the European Union – found that both consumers and businesses were more optimistic in September than in August. The GKI economic sentiment index, a summary measure of expectations, rose by just over two points, reaching an eleven-month high. Firms’ hiring intentions and […]

At its meeting on this Tuesday, the Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and decided not to change the central bank interest rates, leaving its base rate at 6.5%. According to the press release after the meeting, the primary objective of the National Bank of […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index declined amid rising turnover this week, with the BUX closing at 100,198.56 points on Friday, down 1,001.28 points, or 0.99%, from a week earlier. Weekly turnover was HUF 101.33 billion, following HUF 81.41 billion the previous week, with leading shares weakening, except for OTP. On Monday, investors began […]

The Hungarian economy may accelerate next year, with GDP growing by 2.8% according to the latest analysis presented by Equilor Investment Ltd. at a press conference on Thursday. Senior analyst Zoltán Varga said that the Hungarian outlook is most affected by the weakness of the German economy and the global uncertainty caused by the trade […]

Turnover on the stock market was HUF 81.41 billion this week, following HUF 52.76 billion last week, with leading shares weakening. The BUX moved mixed during the week: it fell on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, rose on Thursday in line with European stock markets amid positive investor sentiment, but ultimately fell again on Friday due […]

Consumer prices were 4.3% higher on average in August 2025 than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office reports. Compared to July, prices were unchanged on average. In 12 months, compared to August 2024:A price increase of 5.9% (4.7% excluding food and beverage serving services) was recorded for food, within which 19.9% for eggs, 18.5% […]

The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed at 103,178.71 points on Friday, down 1,284.16 points or 1.23% from the previous day. The stock market turnover was HUF 14.1 billion, with leading shares falling compared to the previous day's close, the financial website penzcentrum.hu reports. However, compared to the previous week, the Bux is […]

The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the level of one year earlier 1.0% in July 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.0% higher than in June 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Production volume […]