At its meeting on April 29, 2025, the Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and decided to leave unchanged the central bank interest rates (base rate at 6.50% and the overnight deőposit rate at 7.50%) with effect from April 30, 2025. The National Bank of […]

Industrial producer prices in Hungary were 7.3% higher on average in March 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were 4.7% and non-domestic output prices 8.6% higher than in March in the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The price rise was primarily caused by the annual weakening of the forint […]

According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, the GKI economic sentiment index edged upwards in April. Both consumer and business outlooks in Hungary showed a slight improvement compared to March. While firms’ employment intentions remained unchanged from the previous survey, the aggregate expectation regarding future sales […]

In March 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,701,000 in Hungary. The number of unemployed persons was 211,000 and the unemployment rate 4.3%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. In the period January–March 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,692,000. The number of employed persons was 2,493,000 […]

Job seekers in Hungary are showing increased interest in new opportunities even as employers remain cautious with their hiring plans, according to the latest quarterly report from Profession.hu, the country's leading job portal. While job advertisements decreased by 1% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, applications jumped by […]

Construction output volume, based on raw data, lagged behind the previous year’s level by 4.5% in Hungary in February 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported this Monday. Out of the main groups of construction the construction of buildings lessened by 11.0%, that of civil engineering grew by 15.3%. Based on seasonally and working […]

In February 2025, industrial production was 8.7% below its level of a year earlier, or 8.0% adjusted for working days. Output fell in all manufacturing subsectors, with the largest decline in the manufacture of electrical equipment, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in its second estimate released on Friday, MTI reports. Production dropped in […]

Hungary's Budget Deficit Nears Annual Target Amid Economic ConcernsHungary's budget deficit has surged to 62% of the government's full-year target in the first quarter, following a significant shortfall in March—the second-largest for that month in 24 years. This development raises questions about the feasibility of the administration's revised economic growth projections, especially as the National […]

At its April 8 meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) reviewed the latest international trade policy actions and their potential consequences. The Monetary Council concluded that uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets has increased substantially in recent days. Investor risk aversion is widespread, and both recessionary and inflationary risks […]

In March 2025, consumer prices rose by 4.7% in annual terms. Compared to February, the annual price increase rate decelerated by 0.9 percentage points. Core inflation fell by percentage points and stood at 5.7%. Core inflation excluding indirect tax effects fell to 5.4%, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) says on its website. On a […]

The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 8.7% in February 2024, based on working-day adjusted data, declined by 8.0%. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.3% lower than in January 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Production volume decreased in every […]

After a strong start to the year, the leading index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), the BUX, continued to strengthen in March and maintained its historic high: after a 1.77% increase, it closed the month at 88,686.46 points, the BSE told MTI on Tuesday. Total turnover on the stock market remained at the February […]

Industrial producer prices were 8.2% higher on average in February 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were 5.4% and non-domestic output prices 9.6% higher than in February in the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The price rise was primarily caused by the annual weakening of the forint exchange rate against […]

According to preliminary data the deficit of the general government sector was HUF 4 002 billion in 2024, 4.9% of GDP. The balance improved year-on-year by HUF 1 097 billion, close to 1.8 percentage points as a proportion of GDP. The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported the data to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of […]

In February 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,682,000, essentially the same as a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The number of unemployed persons was 220,000 and the unemployment rate 4.5%, the report says. Employment, December 2024-February 2025:In the period December 2024-February 2025, the average number of employed […]