Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.0% year-on-year in December, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. Retail sales rose 3.5% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 2.1%, non-food sales climbed 4.3% and vehicle fuel sales rose 1.7%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for 9.3% of […]
Hungary had a EUR 333 million trade surplus in December, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday show. Exports rose 6.0% year-on-year to EUR 10.809 billion. Imports climbed 6.5% to EUR 10.475 billion. Trade with other European Union member states accounted for 72% of Hungary's exports and 70% of its imports during […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourist accommodations in Hungary rose 11.8% to 1,423,000 in December from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 9.2% to 3,249,000, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The number of domestic guests rose 10.1% to 604,000 […]
For the period October-December, the average number of employed reached 4,624,000, 46,000 fewer than in the same period a year earlier. The number of people employed on the primary market stood at 4,457,000, down 58,000 from a year earlier, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday show. The number of Hungarians working […]
Output of Hungary's industrial sector fell 5.4% year-on-year in November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data quoted by MTI. Output fell at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. The detailed data show output of the automotive industry, Hungary's biggest manufacturing sector, fell 4.7%. The segment […]
Output of Hungary's construction sector fell 5.6% year-on-year in November, MTI quotes data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday. Construction sector output declined 3.6% when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output of the buildings segment climbed 7.7%, while civil engineering output dropped 20.0%. In absolute terms, construction sector output reached HUF […]
In December 2025, consumer prices in Hungary were 3.3% higher on average than a year earlier and 0.1% higher than in the previous month, according to official figures published by the country's Central Statistical Office. In 2025, prices were up by 4.4% on average compared to the previous year. In 12 months, compared to December […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 5.4% in November 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.0% lower than in October 2025. Production volume decreased […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary rose 7.9% to 1,355,000 in November from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 5.8% to 3,036,000, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. The number of domestic guests was flat at 611,000 […]
Industrial producer prices were 2.7% lower on average in November 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices fell by 1.8% and non-domestic ones by 3.1% compared to November in the previous year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices rose by 0.3% and non-domestic output prices […]
In November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,637,000. The number of unemployed persons was 213,000 and the unemployment rate was 4.4%, according to the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH). In the period September–November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4,656,000, 36,000 fewer than a year earlier. […]
Hungary's government sector had a HUF 909 billion deficit in the third quarter of 2025, equivalent to 4.2% of GDP, MTI quotes data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday. Government sector revenue rose 6.3% to HUF 8,875 billion, while expenditures climbed 6.8% to HUF 9,783 billion. For the period Q1-Q3, the government […]
Construction output volume, based on both raw and calendar-adjusted data surpassed in October 2025 the one year earlier level by 9.7%. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings expanded by 14.7%, that of civil engineering increased by 3.7%, the Central Statisical Office (KSH) reports. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 2.7% in October 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office reports. A setback in production occurred in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, […]
Hungary's annualized consumer price index stood at 3.8% in November, down from 4.3% in October, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Tuesday show. Food prices rose 3.2%, but increased just 0.6% excluding the price of eating out. The price of eggs jumped 11.2% and cooking oil prices climbed 10.1%, but […]
