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 […]
Preliminary data show the number of births falling by 8.2% in July compared with the same month of the previous year, while deaths declined by 2.9%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Marriages increased by 3.6%, it added. Fully 6,197 children were born in July and 8,896 people died, while the natural decrease […]
Hungary had a EUR 69 million trade surplus in July, narrowing from EUR 1.173 billion in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday show. Exports rose 10.8% year-on-year to EUR 13.661 billion. Imports climbed 14.9% to EUR 13.592 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 75% […]
Investment volume in Hungary dropped 9.1% year-on-year in the second quarter, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Adjusted for seasonal effects, investment volume declined 7.1%. Investment volume in the manufacturing and logistics sectors contributed the most to the headline decline, KSH said. The fall was mitigated by rising investment volume […]
Output of the automotive industry, Hungary's biggest manufacturing sector, climbed 21% year-on-year in June, a detailed reading of data released by the Central Statisticaql Office (KSH) on Thursday shows. The automotive segment accounted for 27% of manufacturing output during the month. Output of the computer, electronics and optical equipment segment, which accounted for 15% of […]
Output of Hungary's construction sector inched down 1.2% year-on-year in June, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday. Construction sector output decreased by 5.0% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output of the buildings segment fell 5.5% but civil engineering output rose 5.6%. In absolute terms, construction sector output […]
Hungary's annualised consumer price index fell to 1.2% in July from 1.7% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday show. Food prices dropped 1.1% and fell 4.4% excluding the price of eating out. Pork prices declined 13.1% and fresh fruit prices dropped 12.5%, but cooking oil prices rose […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.0% year-on-year in June, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Retail sales rose 3.0% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 1.8%, non-food sales rose 5.1% and turnover at petrol stations edged down 0.2%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for 8.9% […]
Factory gate prices in Hungary edged down 0.4% year-on-year in June, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Prices for domestic sale were up 1.8% while export prices decreased 1.4%. Domestic prices of the manufacturing sector, which have a 67.6% weight in the PPI, rose 1.1%. Domestic energy prices, which account for 30.0% […]
