Industrial producer prices as a whole were 5.5% higher in November 2020 than a year earlier. The rate of increase of prices was influenced primarily by the weakening of the forint against the euro. As the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reports, domestic output prices were up by 1.3% and non-domestic output prices by 7.7%. Compared […]

“It will be crucial when the protection of the population against infection can be achieved. If this is achieved in the first half of 2021, we expect the fastest economic recovery in Hungary in the last hundred years.” Even if the last half of this statement made earlier this week by the Governor of the […]

GKI’s economic sentiment index rose sharply in December. It almost reached its October level again, which was much more favorable than the April low, but had been at a fairly low level since the beginning of summer. According to the survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, the improvement […]

The National Bank of Hungary left its monetary policy unchanged at this year’s last meeting of the Monetary Policy Council in a signal that rate-setters are applying caution in light of continued risks to global investor sentiment and a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic. While a slowdown in inflation and a rally in the forint […]

The volume of construction output based on raw data was 16.2% lower in October 2020 compared to the previous year. Output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 5.3%, in civil engineering by 26.5%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output increased by 1.3% compared to […]

In October 2020, the volume of industrial production grew by 0.6% year-on-year according to crude data. Based on working-day adjusted data production rose by 2.7%. The growth was 2.8% compared to the previous month according to seasonally and working-day adjusted data. The Central Statistical Office's report also says that industrial output in October this year […]

After weeks of a standoff with the European Union over rule of law conditions set by the bloc, Hungary and Poland have agreed to lift their veto over the Union’s stimulus package in exchange for a much more lenient oversight process on the part of the EU. The final deal is still to be approved […]

In EUR terms, the value of exports was 1.5% and that of imports 6.8% lower in October 2020 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reported this Wednesday. The balance of external trade in goods improved by EUR 516 million compared to October 2019. Compared to the previous month, the level of external […]

In November 2020, annual inflation stood at 2.7% and core inflation at 3.9%. Core inflation adjusted for the effects of indirect taxes, was 3.3%. Inflation fell by 0.3 percentage points relative to the previous month, primarily reflecting a decline in fuel and regulated product prices. The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) says its measures of […]

The Hungarian and Polish governments’ veto blocking the approval of the EU's long-term budget and coronavirus rescue package may have dire economic consequences, international credit rating agencies warned. If the standoff with Brussels drags on, it could have a negative effect on Hungary’s credit rating. Hungary and Poland followed through on their threat to block […]

The volume of gross domestic product went down by 4.6% in Hungary in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. According to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data the performance of the economy was 11.4% higher than in the previous quarter and 4.6% lower than in the corresponding […]

In the third quarter of 2020, Hungarian service exports and imports – calculated in euros – decreased by 33% and 31%, respectively, compared to the same period of the previous year. According to figures published by the country's Central Statistical Office, t he surplus was EUR 1,653 million, which is EUR 908 million less than in the […]

Amid the social and economic pain brought by the global COVID-19 crisis, remembering past strengths and looking beyond the pandemic might be difficult. As they work to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, Hungary’s public and private leaders must set aside time to envision and implement measures that will build on the country’s solid fundamentals […]

GKI’s economic sentiment index fell sharply in November, falling below its level in early summer. According to a survey conducted by Budapest-based GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, this is a consequence of falling business expectations. The consumer confidence index rose minimally recently, although due to its decline in the previous […]

Hungarians demonstrated a strengthening inclination to set aside financial reserves amidst the coronavirus crisis. As a result, the financial assets of the population have increased by 5% since the end of last year despite many households witnessing a drop in disposable income. The most popular products in the savings market in the first three quarters […]