Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose 8.2% year-on-year in September, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday shows. Output rose at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output was lifted by the automotive industry, the computer, electronics and optical products segment, and production of […]
Hungary's GDP rose 1.5% in the third quarter from the same period a year earlier, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday shows. GDP also rose 1.5% when adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects. Growth was driven by industry and supported by services, while the farm sector […]
The number of guest nights at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary edged down 1.2% year-on-year to 3,806,000 in September, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The number of guest nights spent by domestic travelers dropped 2.4% to 1,652,000 and the number spent by foreign visitors inched down 0.3% […]
The jobless rate in Hungary for people between the ages of 15 and 74 stood at 4.6% in September, edging down from 4.7% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. In absolute terms, there were 224,500 unemployed. The number of employed reached 4,661,400. The three-month rolling average […]
Construction output volume, boosted by the civil engineering segment, increased by 21.9% year-on-year and by 14.0% compared to the previous month in August 2026, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. In August 2026, construction output volume, based on both raw and working-day adjusted data, was 21.9% higher than a year earlier. Among the main construction […]
Consumer prices were 1.6% higher on average in September 2026 than in same month of previous year. Compared to August, prices were up by 0.2%. In 12 months, compared to September 2025: Food prices decreased by 1.3% (and by 4.6% excluding food and beverage serving services), within which the price of potatoes went up by […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 2.4% year-on-year in August, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday show. Retail sales rose at the same pace when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales edged up 0.5%, non-food sales rose 5.0% and turnover at petrol stations increased 3.1%. Online and mail-order sales volume, […]
Hungary had a EUR 481 million trade deficit in August, after months of surpluses, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Exports rose 15.8% year-on-year to EUR 12.044 billion. Imports climbed 28.6% to EUR 12.525 billion. Hungary's energy trade deficit reached EUR 691 million in August, widening from EUR 578 million […]
Preliminary data show the number of births falling by 7.4% in August compared with the same month of the previous year, while deaths declined by 0.9%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Marriages decreased by 12%, it added. Altogether, 5,922 children were born in August and 9,452 people died, while the natural decrease […]
In July 2026, construction output volume, based on both raw and working-day adjusted data, was 12.2% lower than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office reports. Output of both main construction groups decreased, that of buildings by 10.7% and that of civil engineering by 14.0%. Based on seasonally and working-day adjusted indices, construction output was […]
Hungary's annualized consumer price index inched up to 1.3% in August from 1.2% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday show. Food prices dropped 1.4% and fell 4.8% excluding the price of eating out. Fresh fruit prices dropped 15.6%, pork prices fell 12.9%, fresh vegetable prices were down […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose 4.7% year-on-year in July, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday shows. Output rose at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output fell in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output of the automotive branch […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.9% year-on-year in July, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday show. Retail sales rose at the same pace when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 2.2%, non-food sales rose 6.5% and turnover at petrol stations climbed 8.1%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which […]
Hungary had a EUR 3.394 billion surplus in trade of services in the second quarter, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Exports of services rose 11.1% year-on-year to EUR 10.355 billion. Imports of services climbed 13.4% to EUR 6.961 billion. The tourism surplus reached EUR 1.327 billion, the logistics surplus […]
Factory gate prices in Hungary climbed 1.0% year-on-year in July, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show. Prices for domestic sale were up 2.5% while export prices edged up 0.3%. Domestic prices of the manufacturing sector, which have a 67.6% weight in the PPI, rose 1.7%. Domestic energy prices, which account […]
