Hungary had a EUR 2.463 billion surplus in trade of services in the first quarter, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI. Exports of services rose 4.5% year-on-year to EUR 8.753 billion. Imports of services climbed 4.8% to EUR 6.290 billion. The tourism surplus reached EUR 659 million, […]
Hungary's GDP rose 1.7% in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data released on Tuesday. Growth was the same when adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects. Services lifted headline GDP growth by 1.4 percentage points, including a 0.5 percentage […]
Hungary had a EUR 104 million trade surplus this April, data released by the Central Statisticals Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI show. Exports rose 6.4% year-on-year to EUR 13.178 billion. Imports climbed 16.4% to EUR 13.074 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 74% of Hungary's exports and 69% of its […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary edged down 1.0% to 1,446,000 in April from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights dropped 4.0% to 3,317,000, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) and reviewed by MTI. The number of domestic guests […]
Industrial producer prices were 0.3% higher on average in Hungary in April 2026 than in the same period of the previous year. Domestic output prices increased by 2.2%, while non-domestic output prices lessened by 0.5% compared to April 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices remained […]
The volume of investments was 0.5% lower, according to raw data, in the 1st quarter of 2026 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared with the previous quarter, the total value of investments – according to seasonally adjusted data – lessened by 0.4% at comparative prices. […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary grew by 6.7%, based on working-day adjusted data it rose year-on-year by 3.7% in March 2026, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. A production increase occurred in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data industrial output was 3.1% […]
Hungary's annualised consumer price index rose to 2.1% in April from 1.8% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Food prices rose 1.5%, but fell 0.9% excluding the price of eating out. Pork prices fell 8.5% and potato prices dropped 11.4%, but fresh fruit prices rose 7.0%. Household energy […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 10.6% year-on-year in March, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. Retail sales rose 8.2% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 2.6%, non-food sales climbed 8.4% and turnover at petrol stations rose 20.6%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for 8.8% […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose 6.7% year-on-year in March, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday shows. Output climbed 3.7% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output increased in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output in the computer, electronic and optical products […]
Industrial producer prices in Hungary were 1.2% higher on average in March 2026 than in the same period of the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. Domestic output prices went up by 1.2% and non-domestic ones by 1.3% compared to March 2025. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices were 3.3% and […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector fell 1.5% year-on-year in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a detailed reading of data on Wednesday. Output also fell 1.5% when adjusted for the number of workdays. The detailed data show output of the automotive industry, Hungary's biggest manufacturing sector, fell 4.0%. The segment accounted for 26% […]
Construction output volume, based on both raw and working day adjusted data, was 0.4% lower than a year earlier. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings increased by 2.2%, that of civil engineering lessened by 6.3%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output was above the January 2026 level by […]
Hungary's government sector had a HUF 1,858 billion deficit in the fourth quarter, equivalent to 8.3% of GDP, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. Government sector revenue rose 10.8% to HUF 9,955 billion, while expenditures climbed 9.8% to HUF 11,813 billion. For the full year, the government sector had a […]
Industrial producer prices in Hungary dropped 3.3% year-on-year in February, falling for the fourth month in a row, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Domestic output prices lessened by 3.1% and non-domestic ones by 3.3% compared to February 2025. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices were 0.3% and non-domestic output […]
