Szijjarto: Record investments, exports in 2023
New records in investments and exports "can now be taken for granted" for this year, the minister of foreign affairs and trade told parliament's economic committee on Tuesday.
September PPI down 2.5 percent yr/yr
The Hungarian industrial producer price index in September fell by an annual 2.5 percent, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
Jobless rate 3.9 percent in September
Hungary's jobless rate stood at 3.9 percent in September, edging down from 4 percent in August but up from 3.7 percent twelve months earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.
Central bank cuts base rate by 75 points
Hungarian central bank (NBH) rate-setters cut the base rate by 75 basis points to 12.25 percent at a regular policy meeting on Tuesday.
Gross wages up 15.2 percent yr/yr in August
Gross wages in Hungary grew by an annual 15.2 percent in August, to 555,900 forints (EUR 1,450), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
Central bank governor addresses Beijing Belt and Road Forum
Gyorgy Matolcsy, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), said in Beijing on Wednesday that Hungary's eastern opening policy dovetailed with China's Belt and Road Initiative which is why Hungary had been the first country in Europe to join the scheme.
Finance Minister calls for preserving EU member states’ economic sovereignty
Managing the increased budget deficits and debt levels within the European Union requires the introduction of a new kind of practice, but this must not lead to the European Commission taking over more elements of member states' national sovereignty, Hungary's finance minister said in ...
August construction sector output down 0.5 percent yr/yr
Output of Hungary's construction sector fell by an annual 0.5 percent in August, after an intermittent expansion in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Monday.
Measures to boost demand for government securities ‘extraordinarily effective’
Measures the government took in the summer to boost demand for government securities have "proven extraordinarily effective", resulting in marked increases in the stock of debt held by both retail and institutional investors, the economic development ministry said on Tuesday.
Inflation falls to 12.2 percent in September
Consumer price inflation in Hungary was an annual 12.2 percent in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. Inflation fell for the eighth month in a row after peaking at 25.7 percent in January.
