Output of Hungary's construction sector rose 2.6% year-on-year in April, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday show. Construction sector output increased at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output of the buildings segment fell 6.2% but civil engineering output climbed 13.9%. In absolute terms, construction sector output […]
Hungary's cash flow-based general government balance showed a HUF 43.5 billion surplus in May, preliminary data released by the Finance Ministry, and reviewed by MTI, show. The surplus narrowed from a HUF 129.5 billion surplus in the same month a year earlier. The general government for the period January-May reached HUF 3,806.3 billion, 90.2% of […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) closed the month of May with balanced trading activity; spot stock market turnover amounted to HUF 511.6 billion, representing a daily average trading volume of HUF 26.9 billion, the BSE told MTI. Turnover declined compared to April: in the previous month, the market picked up significantly following the April 12 […]
After a period of relative stability, the Budapest Stock Exchange regained momentum following the parliamentary elections. The BUX index closed April at 133,787.99 points, representing a 10.2% increase compared to March. Stock market activity picked up even further, with trading volume exceeding the previous month’s level. In terms of the most popular stocks, OTP Bank, […]
According to the monthly balance of payments data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Monday, the country’s balance of payments with foreign countries turned positive in February. The combined balance of the current account and the capital account turned to a surplus of EUR 317 million in February, according to preliminary data, […]
Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 51.3 points in February, rising from 50.0 in the previous month, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) said on Monday. The PMI was below the 50-point threshold, signalling a contraction in the manufacturing sector. Among the PMI sub-indices, the new orders index climbed […]
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 2.7% in October 2025. Output also fell 2.7% when adjusted for the number of workdays. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 0.5% higher than in September 2025. Production volume decreased in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections […]
Retail sales in Hungary rose 3.1% year-on-year in October, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday show. Retail sales also rose 3.1% when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 1.2%, non-food sales climbed 5.2% and vehicle fuel sales edged up 0.6%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which accounted for […]
The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for August was 48.9. Compared to previous August values, this year's value is lower than the long-term monthly average (52.5), but exceeds the average of the previous three years' monthly values (48.8), according to a statement sent to MTI on Monday by the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory […]
Industrial producer prices were unchanged in July 2025 compared to previous month and 4.5% higher on average than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Industrial producer prices were 4.5% higher on average in July 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were 1.6% and non-domestic ones 5.9% higher than in July […]
The second month of summer was also positive on the Budapest Stock Exchange, as the BUX index reached the psychological threshold of 100,000 points for the first time, the financial website penzcentrum.hu reports. The second month of summer was also positive on the Budapest Stock Exchange, as the BUX index reached the psychological threshold of […]
Trading on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) was more volatile in April, in line with international trends, with the BUX index rising 3.4% on the previous month to close the month at 92,196.43 points, the BSE told MTI on Monday. It was pointed out that despite international uncertainty, April was a month of high turnover […]
In February 2025, industrial production was 8.7% below its level of a year earlier, or 8.0% adjusted for working days. Output fell in all manufacturing subsectors, with the largest decline in the manufacture of electrical equipment, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in its second estimate released on Friday, MTI reports. Production dropped in […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 8.7% in February 2024, based on working-day adjusted data, declined by 8.0%. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.3% lower than in January 2025, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Production volume decreased in every […]
After a strong start to the year, the leading index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), the BUX, continued to strengthen in March and maintained its historic high: after a 1.77% increase, it closed the month at 88,686.46 points, the BSE told MTI on Tuesday. Total turnover on the stock market remained at the February […]
