Economy

Hungarian construction sector output grew by an annual 10.5 percent in March, slowing from an increase of 38.5 percent in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.

Hungary's economy is robust, with first-quarter growth estimated over 8 percent, which could put full-year growth around 4 percent, Barnabas Virag, deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary, said on Thursday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecast Hungary's economy will expand by 3.5 percent this year in a report published on Tuesday.

Consumer prices in Hungary grew by an annual 9.5 percent in April, up from 8.5 percent in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. Food prices rose by 15.6 percent as the price of bread and poultry both jumped by ...

Hungary's cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 2,635.6 billion forints (EUR 6.9bn) at the end of April, the finance ministry said in a preliminary release of data on Monday.

Industrial output in Hungary grew by an annual 3.6 percent in March, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Friday.

The number of home building permits issued in Hungary rose by an annual 15.2 percent to 8,001 in the first quarter, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show.

Guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary soared 464 percent year-on-year to 1,427,000 in March, rising from a low base impacted by travel restrictions because of the pandemic and supported by a four-day weekend for the March 15 national holiday, data released by the ...

Retail sales in March grew by an annual 16.2 percent from a low base, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday.

Hungary's jobless rate was 3.6 percent in March, falling from 3.8 percent in February and 4.0 percent in the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday.