Growth of purchasing power in Hungarian settlements between 2012 and 2019
During the estimates, we used the corresponding data series of the NAV and the KSH (net earnings, pensions, entrepreneurial income, municipal benefits, etc.). In 2019, the purchasing power per capita in Hungary was almost 1.7 million forints. However, there were large differences between villages, towns, county towns, and districts. In Budapest, the purchasing power per capita was nearly 2.1 million HUF ie 24 percent higher than the national average. Within the capital, the 12th district leads with 3.4 million HUF, fiollowed by the 2nd district with 3.3 million HUF, while at the end of the line we can find the 8th district with 1.4 million HUF.
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