In the second quarter of 2020, the national economy’s investments further decreased, the volume of developments lagged 9.9% behind, compared to the same period of the previous year. As the Central Statistical Office reports, most sections of the national economy contributed to this trend. The investments of the budgetary units declined in a larger degree […]
In January–July 2020, the number of births was 4.9% more and that of deaths 5.1% less than in the corresponding period of 2019 according to preliminary data reported by the Central Statistical Office. As a result, the natural decrease declined by 23% or 6,480 compared to January–July 2019. In July 2020, the number of live […]
Hungary’s worse-than-expected economic performance in the second quarter of 2020 may force the government to rethink this year’s budget and financing plan. The weak data could also compel the central bank to alter the course of monetary policy. Hungary’s second-quarter gross domestic product dropped by 13.6%, according to raw data published by the Central Statistical […]
The gross domestic product of Hungary went down by 13.6% according to raw data and by 13.5% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 2nd quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. According to an explanation by the Central Statistical Office, the extraordinary situation resulting from the […]
The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 15.7% lower in June 2020 compared to the high base of the previous year. Output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 14.2%, in civil engineering by 17.5%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output increased […]
Consumer prices were 3.8% higher on average in July 2020 than a year earlier. Significant price rises were measured over the past year for food as well as alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Data published today by Hungary's Central Statistical Office suggest that in the past 12 months, compared to July 2019, ood prices went up by […]
In June 2020, retail stores were already open without epidemiological restrictions throughout the country, so their sales volume increased by 0.8% according to raw data and remained essentially unchanged according to calendar-adjusted data compared to the same period last year. The Central Statistical Office says the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, decreased by […]
In May 2020, the volume of exports was down by 26% and that of imports by 19% compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus was EUR 102 million. The surplus figure of EUR 102 million means the balance deteriorated by EUR 545 million compared to May 2019. According to calendar-adjusted data by the Central Statistical Office, the […]
Over the period of April-June 2020, the average number of people employed in Hungary was 4,408,000 – 103,000 fewer than a year before, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. According to KSH, the economic consequences of the coronavirus epidemic affected the study period in its entirety, so their effects are reflected in the reported employment […]
In the first half of 2020, the number of births was 5.5% more and that of deaths 5.5% less in Hungary than in the corresponding period of 2019 according to preliminary data. As a result, the natural decrease declined by 23% or 6,024 compared to the first half of 2019, According to data by the […]
The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 20.1% lower in Hungary in May 2020 compared to the high base of the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. Output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 24.0%, in civil engineering by 15.6%. Based on seasonally […]
In May 2020, as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, tourists spent 93% fewer tourism nights (the number down by 98% by international tourists 98% and 86% by domestic tourists) in commercial accommodation establishments in Hungary. According to data by the Central Statistical Office, 88% of all tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding […]
In May 2020, the average monthly number of employed people was 4 million 399 thousand, which is 134 thousand less than a year earlier. The economic consequences of the coronavirus epidemic are reflected in the employment data reported by the Central Statistical Office.Over the period of March–May 2020, the average number of employed people in […]
In the first five months of 2020, the number of births (36,527) was 4.8% more and that of deaths (54,656) 5.8% less in Hungary than in the corresponding period of 2019 according to preliminary data by the country’s Central Statistical Office. As a result, the natural decrease declined by 22% or 5,042 compared to January–May 2019. […]
In April, 2020 the volume of industrial production declined by 36.8% year-on-year. Based on working-day adjusted data, production fell by 36.6%. The economic effects caused by the coronavirus epidemic were significant in this period. According to data by Hungary's Central Statistical Office, the manufacture of transport equipment fell outstandingly, to one-fifth, due to the temporary […]
