Market News
Mistrust towards the pending cash registers
Date: 2013-10-24 12:30:34
The article of Népszabadság makes MKEH responsible for the confusion, despite the fact is that the dsitributors cannot provide the required missing rectification and on the forum of office machine...
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Cigarette sales fell significantly in August
Date: 2013-10-24 12:30:27
In August, a big decrease occured in cigarette sales – the statistics of NAV show. The last month of the summer usually produces a consumption peak, thus the data that...
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Magazine: Pet food’s market position improved furthe
Date: 2013-10-24 11:22:44
In December 2012-May 2013 general food stores sold dog food in the value of HUF 14 billion. Value sales were up 10 percent from the base period and volume sales...
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A large drop in vodka and beer production in Ukraine
Date: 2013-10-24 11:10:37
Vodka production in Ukraine declined by nearly a third, while the amount of beer production fell by more than one-fifth by comparing the datas of September 2013 and 2012 –...
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The rise of GKI-Erste economic sentiment index continued in October
Date: 2013-10-24 10:52:10
In October GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects continued to rise, reaching its peak value of this year. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI (www.gki.hu) with...
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Kiscsákó is the first loser of the online conversion
Date: 2013-10-23 11:55:05
The store in Kiscsákó, Orosháza has no money for the online conversion, therefore it will be closed. About one hundred, mainly elderly people are living in that settlement area. The...
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The European Parliament declared e-cigarettes as products that can be distributed as free-trade products
Date: 2013-10-23 11:53:16
After a long debate, the Members of the European Parliament – with the votes of the Hungarian MEPs – decided that e-cigarettes and nicotine cannot be a medicament, because it...
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LMP: the mandatory parking spaces would ruin little shops
Date: 2013-10-22 12:00:01
According to LMP, the proposal that would require small shops to create parking spaces in front of the store, would destroy the newly opened small shops – Ertsey Katalin told...
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Harvest to be mechanized in the Sopron wine region
Date: 2013-10-22 11:20:33
Harvest is more and more mechanized in the Sopron wine region, this is changing the work processes as well as the mood of the harvest – the president of the...
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The Nébih found an illegal packaging plant in Budapest
Date: 2013-10-22 11:10:14
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found a total of 130 tons of non-traceable food products, when checking an unregistered warehouse in Budapest – the agency informed on Monday....
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A minimum price for alcohol to be introduced in Ireland.
Date: 2013-10-22 11:01:19
The Irish cabinet decided to press ahead with a range of other measures designed to curb the abuse of alcohol, particularly by under-age drinkers. The main element of the plan...
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German food exports to the Czech Republic are increasing rapidly
Date: 2013-10-22 11:00:04
German food exports to the Czech Republic are increasing rapidly: from January to September this year, increase was 12.3 percent, on an annual basis, so almost 25 percent of the...
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GKI-Erste economic sentiment index gained momentum again in September
Date: 2013-10-22 10:57:22
In September, according to the empirical survey conducted by GKI with the support of the EU, business and especially consumer expectations improved no-ticeably reaching their peaks this year after a...
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Fazekas Sándor: the agricultural sector is producing 4800 billion HUF
Date: 2013-10-21 12:05:16
The Hungarian agriculture produces about 2300-2400 billion HUF per year, and this amount is doubled by the food, industry. And trade does not even included to this amount – the...
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It's time to prepare for the Christmas rush!
Date: 2013-10-21 12:00:02
One-fourth of the entire annual online retail sales are conducted in the Christmas period. Just like last year, the most popular gifts are expected to be tablets. The joint “Report...
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Five cash register types cannot be marketed despite they are not banned
Date: 2013-10-21 11:55:14
There are no banned cash registers, but the fact is that cash register types cannot be marketed, despite they have a license. The Hungarian Trade Licensing Office (MKEH) responded to...
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Advertising Association: the money spent on advertising is spinning the economy
Date: 2013-10-21 11:40:14
Every 10 HUF spent on advertising increases the performance of the Hungarian economy with 47 HUF – Hivatal Péter, Vice-President of the Hungarian Advertising Association said on Monday in Budapest...
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VM: the government would offer more protection to seed producers
Date: 2013-10-21 11:32:27
The government would offer more protection to seed producers with its new proposal on state recognition of plant species as well as on the production and marketing of seed materials....
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Visually impaired people can take part in the harvest at the Tokaj wine region
Date: 2013-10-21 11:15:36
Blind and partially sighted people can take part in the harvest on Saturday in the historic Tokaj wine region, thanks to a unique initiative. The program is organized by the...
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Magazine: Small things that do matter in a household
Date: 2013-10-21 10:29:35
Foil, oven bag, grill tray, bin bag – small things that can be found in almost every household. In the bin bag market, cheaper branded products and private labels gained...
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Meat prices are increasing during the VAT debate
Date: 2013-10-18 12:50:04
Conflicting news appeared about the possible VAT reduction on meat products. Rogán Antal Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Parliament said at a Friday morning radio show, that the...
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The NAV fined a shopkeeper to half million HUF
Date: 2013-10-18 12:42:35
During about 100 checks the NAV imposed fines in a total of one million HUF to the shopkeepers, because of deficiencies in connection with online cash registers. There was a...
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KSH: a growth in average earnings in the January-August period
Date: 2013-10-18 12:40:14
The gross average earnings increased by 3.4, the average net earnings increased by 4.8 percent in January to August 2013, compared to the previous year – the Central Statistical Office...
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Backyard farming is becoming increasingly popular
Date: 2013-10-18 12:15:05
The backyard farming is becoming more and more popular. The people are realizing that it is not true that food products are cheaper in the stores – Fazekas Sándor, Minister...
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Czerván: this year, 6.7 million tonnes of maize grows in the country
Date: 2013-10-18 11:55:46
This year, an expected amount of 6.7 million tonnes of maize grows in Hungary, 2 million tonnes more than in the last year – Czerván György told in Budapest on...
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Magazine: Is the reign of black tea about to end?
Date: 2013-10-17 12:53:21
There was a small expansion in the tea market last year and the driving force behind the growth was mainly real fruit teas, because they became available at more favourable...
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Egg Producers: egg consumption should be increased in Hungary
Date: 2013-10-17 12:15:41
According to the Hungarian Laying Hun Breeders and Egg Producers Association (Egg Association) egg consumption should be increased in Hungary, by restoring consumption of annually 260 pieces per person of...
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KSH: an increase in the cattle population
Date: 2013-10-17 12:13:08
The increase of the cattle population is continueing since December 2010. The number of sheep in the last six months increased slightly, while the number of pigs fell slightly. The...
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Sopron wine region: the quantity of the harvest is good, procurement prices have increased
Date: 2013-10-17 12:07:14
This year's crop has a good quantity, the quality is worse than in the previous years, but due to the market demand procurement prices have increased – Taschner István mountain...
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