The value of Hungarian exports was 3.4% higher, while that of import 4.0% lower in EUR terms in April 2023 than in the same period of the previous year, MTI reported quoting official figures by the Central Statistical Office. The balance of the Hungarian economy’s external trade in goods improved by EUR 836 million. Compared […]
Consumer prices were 21.5% higher on average in May 2023 than a year earlier, MTI has quoted official figures published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In one month, consumer prices decreased by 0.4% on average. The highest price rises were measured for electricity, gas and other fuels as well as food over the last […]
The volume of industrial production dropped in April 2023 by 8.3% year-on-year. Based on working-day adjusted data production declined by 5.8%, MTI quoted figures reported by the Central Statistical Office on Wednesday. Transport and electrical equipment production increased. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.5% lower than in March 2023. Production […]
In April 2023, the volume of sales in retail trade – along with a significant base effect - decreased by 13.6% according to raw data and by 12.6% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous years. It is reported to be largest decrease in Europe. Calendar-adjusted sales volumes decreased […]
In March 2023, the volume of Hungarian exports grew by 10% and that of imports by 1,6% compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) has reported. The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 886 million, the balance improved by EUR 1.7 billion year-on-year. Compared to […]
In April 2023, 1.2 million guests spent 2.9 million tourism nights in tourist accommodation establishments (commercial, private and other accommodation). The number of guests was 6.7% and that of tourism nights 1.2% higher than a year earlier, thanks to an expansion in foreign visitor turnover, MTI quoted figures by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). […]
According to preliminary data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) of Hungary, 6,352 children were born and 10,096 people died in April 2023. The number of births lessened by 2.7% that of deaths by 10% and marriages by 31% compared to April 2022. The current population of the country is estimated by KSH to be […]
Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.9% according to raw data and by 1.1% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 1st quarter of 2023 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the economic performance diminished by 0.2% according to seasonally and calendar […]
According to raw data the volume of construction output in March 2023 lagged behind the previous year’s level by 9.8%, a higher output during the base period also played a part in this trend, the Central Statistical Office reports. Out of the main groups of construction the construction of buildings decreased by 13.2%, that of […]
In March, industrial production was 4.1% below the level of the corresponding month a year earlier, MTI reports based on data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). Adjusted for working day effects, production decreased by 4.0%, KSH confirmed in its second estimate on Friday. Production dropped in the majority of the manufacturing subsections, at […]
Consumer prices in Hungary in April were on average 24.0% higher than a year earlier. Over the past year, household energy and food prices rose the most, MTI reported on Wednesday based on data from the country’s Central Statistical Office (KSH). Compared to April last year, food prices rose by 37.9%, with dairy products (63.5%), […]
The number of guests in commercial accommodation decreased by 1% and the number of nights spent decreased by 0.4% in February 2023 compared to February 2022. The number of domestic guests decreased, while the number of foreign guests increased, according to data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). The published figures suggest that 552,000 […]
In February 2023, the volume of industrial production declined by 4.6% year-on-year in Hungary. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office reports. Production dropped in the majority of the manufacturing subsections, at the same time the production volume increased in the largest weight carrying manufacture of transport […]
Consumer prices were 25.2% higher on average in March 2023 than a year earlier in Hungary, the Central Statistical Office reports the official figures. The highest price rises were measured for electricity, gas and other fuels as well as food over the last twelve months. In one month, consumer prices increased by 0.8% on average. […]
The value of exports in EUR terms was 10% and that of imports 3.8% higher in February 2023 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 749 million. Compared to the previous month, the level of export […]
