Drop in manufacture of transport equipment weighs on industrial production
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 7.3%, based on working-day adjusted data it declined by 4.6% in August 2025, year-on-year. There was a setback in all but one of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day ...
Construction output comes to a screeching halt
Construction output volume, based on raw data went down by 15.2%, and according to calendar-adjusted data was below the previous year’s level by 13.6% in August 2025. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings lessened by 2.3%, that of civil engineering fell ...
Inflation remains above 4 percent
Consumer prices were 4.3% higher on average in September 2025 than a year earlier. Compared to August, prices were unchanged on average.
Industrial production continues to underwhelm
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 7.3%, based on working-day adjusted data it declined year-on-year by 4.6% in August 2025. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.3% lower than in July 2025.
Retail sales grow across the board
In August 2025, the volume of retail trade was 1.9% higher in raw data, or 2.4% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by ...
General government sector shocks with 2nd quarter surplus
According to preliminary data, the deficit of the general government sector in the 1st half of 2025 was HUF 310 billion, 0.7% of GDP. The surplus of the 2nd quarter was HUF 480 billion, 2.2% of GDP.
Industrial producer price inflation slows to one-year low
Industrial producer prices were 2.3% higher on average in August 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices rose by 0.9% and non-domestic ones by 3.0% compared to August in the previous year. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices lessened by 0.5% ...
Trade balance improves on declining exports, imports
The surplus was EUR 557 million, the balance improved by EUR 263 million, year-on-year. The volume of export decreased by 4.4% that of import by 4.1% compared to the same period of the previous year. The seasonally and working-day adjusted volume of export increased ...
Guest numbers up 5.2 percent in August, driven by foreign tourists
Hungary’s tourism sector recorded steady growth in August, as guest numbers rose by 5.2 percent and guest nights by 3.1 percent compared to a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported.
Unemployment rate at 4.4%
In August 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 676 thousand. The number of unemployed persons was 215 thousand and the unemployment rate was 4.4%.
