Tourism continues to expand: International visitors drive 12 percent growth
In February 2025, 1.0 million guests spent 2.3 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. The number of tourist arrivals was 14% and that of tourism nights 3.9% higher than a year earlier. In January-February 2025, the number of nights ...
Hungary’s employment rate is sixth-highest in EU
Hungary's jobless rate, at 4.4pc, is among the lowest in Europe and well under the 5.7pc EU average.
Construction output drops by nearly 10 percent
Construction output volume, based on raw data, lagged behind the previous year’s level by 9.6% in January 2025. Out of the main groups of construction the construction of buildings lessened by 8.9%, that of civil engineering by 10.8%. Based on seasonally and working day ...
Industrial production lessened by 3,9 percent
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level in January 2025 by 3.9%. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. Out of the manufacturing subsections production increased in five, and lessened in eight, at the highest ...
Prices increase 1.2 percent in a month
Consumer prices were 5.6% higher on average in February 2025 than a year earlier. Over one month, consumer prices rose by 0.8% on average, within which food became 1.2% more expensive.
Industrial production drops by nearly 4 percent
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level in January 2025 by 3.9%. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 0.8% higher than in December 2024.
The surplus of the external trade in services was EUR 2.7 billion in the 4th quarter
In the 4th quarter of 2024 service exports calculated in EUR increased by 0.4%, their imports lessened by 1.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus amounted to EUR 2.7 billion, exceeding the 4th quarter value of 2023 by EUR ...
GDP up slightly in Q4
The volume of Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.4% higher according to raw data and 0.1% higher according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 4th quarter of 2024 than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Compared to ...
Industrial producer prices up 9.1%
Industrial producer prices were 9.1% higher on average in January 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were 6.1% and non-domestic output prices 10.6% higher than in January 2024. The price rise was primarily caused by the annual weakening of the forint exchange ...
Trade surplus above 900 million euros in January
The volume of export grew by 2.5%, that of import lessened by 1.3% in January 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus was EUR 903 million, the balance improved by EUR 343 million, year-on-year. The adjusted volume of export ...
