Economy

Output of Hungary's construction sector rose by an annual 7.2 percent in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Monday.

Hungarian industrial output in May dropped by an annual 5.2 percent based on unadjusted data, and by 4.9 percent according to working-day adjusted data, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in its second estimate on Friday.

Hungary's annual consumer price index was 3.7 percent in June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.

Hungary's cash flow-based budget deficit reached 2,656.4 billion forints (EUR 6.8bn) at the end of June, the finance ministry said in a preliminary release of data on Monday.

Hungarian industrial output in May fell by an unadjusted 5.2 percent, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday in a first reading of data.

Hungary's trade balance in May posted a surplus of 1.146 billion euros, narrowing from 1.750 billion in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday in a first reading of data.

Retail sales in Hungary grew by an annual 3.6 percent in May, down from 3.7 percent in April, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.

The number of registered job-seekers dropped to 222,800 in June, the lowest number since 1989, Sandor Czomba, the state secretary for employment policy at the national economy ministry, said on Tuesday citing figures from the National Employment Service.

According to preliminary data the deficit of the general government sector in the 1st quarter of 2024 was HUF 1,068 billion, 5.4% of GDP. The balance improved by HUF 611 billion, or by 4.0 percentage points as a proportion of GDP compared to the ...

Hungary had a 1.7 billion euro trade surplus in April, expanding from 1.6 billion in March, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data on Monday.