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% […]
Fully 5,790 children were born and 9,167 people died in Hungary in June, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on Friday. The number of births fell by 2.6% (157 fewer) compared with June 2025, while deaths dropped by 3.1% (291 fewer). The natural population decrease - the difference between births […]
Hungary had a EUR 1.305 billion trade surplus in June, widening from EUR 799 million in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. Exports rose 20.9% year-on-year to EUR 14.945 billion. Imports climbed 17.8% to EUR 13.639 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 73% […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary fell 2.2% to 1,856,000 in June from the same month a year earlier. At the same time, the number of guest nights was down 2.5% at 4,328,000, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The number of domestic guests […]
The jobless rate in Hungary for people between the ages of 15 and 74 stood at 4.4% in June, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday show. In absolute terms, there were 214,100 unemployed. The number of employed reached 4,645,800. The three-month rolling average for the number of employed reached 4,632,800, 27,900 […]
Hungary's annualised consumer price index fell to 1.7% to in June from 1.8% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday, and reviewed by MTI, show. Food prices inched up 0.2%, but fell 2.4% excluding the price of eating out. Pork prices fell 10.9% and potato prices dropped 7.6%. […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.8% year-on-year in May, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show. Retail sales rose 4.8% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 3.2%, non-food sales rose 7.4% and turnover at petrol stations climbed 8.4%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for 8.6% […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector edged down 0.4% year-on-year in May, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), and reviewed by MTI, on Monday shows. Output rose 5.4% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output fell in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output in the […]
Hungary's government sector had a HUF 2,090 billion deficit in the first quarter, equivalent to 9.0% of GDP, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The deficit was HUF 838 billion higher, or 3.1 percentage points higher as a proportion of GDP compared to the same period of the previous year. […]
Factory gate prices, or industrial producers prices, in Hungary edged down 0.7% year-on-year in May, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Tuesday, and reviewed by MTI, show. Prices for domestic sale were up 1.9% while export prices decreased 1.8%. Domestic prices of the manufacturing sector, which have a 67.6% weight in the […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary climbed 2.6% to 1,753,000 in May from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights edged down 0.5% to 3,865,000, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI show. The number of domestic guests rose […]
