Market News
BRIC: the new global pole
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:06
Eight years have passed since the Goldman Sachs (GS), first used the term BRIC. The BRIC is the joint of Brazil, Russia, India and China in order to play a...
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Mainly the fall in domestic demand caused the decline in GDP
Date: 2009-12-19 00:08:15
Calculated on constant prices the domestic household consumption expenditure in the first nine months declined by 8 percent, that strongly affected the drop in gross domestic product (7.1 percent) in...
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Panorama of the city market premises
Date: 2009-12-19 00:06:12
Budapest downtown’s business premises market was afraid of the highest proportions vacancy of the last 9 year, a half year ago. According to the survey of Ecorys Magyarország; the crisis...
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In December, 30 percent of the annual quantity of fish consumed
Date: 2009-12-19 00:05:12
Approximately 22-24 thousand tons will be this year's Hungarian fish production, which can be slightly higher, than last year’s– said Orosz Sándor executive chairman of the Hungarian Fish Producers Association...
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New urban mega-trends: digital bohemians and performance-oriented city dwellers
Date: 2009-12-19 00:03:25
The Hamburg-based TrendBüro Social Trend Research Institute examined the latest urban lifestyle mega-trends on behalf of Nespresso, known best for its premium coffes. The life of a unique arrangement, the...
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Hungarian companies remain strong during the crisis
Date: 2009-12-19 00:01:39
The Hungarian companies survived relatively positively the financial crisis – stated the Washington-based World Bank. "It seems that the Hungarian firms are the least affected by the financial crisis" –...
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Confident Germans, pessimistic French
Date: 2009-12-19 00:00:38
The business confidence index in Germany increased better than expected, while in France decreased, despite an increase was expected. The Munich based Ifo Economic Research institute’s business confidence index increased...
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Beside the Hungarians, the Croatians also purchase consciously
Date: 2009-12-18 00:05:11
According to the GfK Hungária Market Research Institute; In Hungary, the Christmas shopping season weakenes from year to year, households rather select the lower-priced own brands and products. According to...
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Váci street is fifteen times cheaper than New York
Date: 2009-12-18 00:04:11
According to the recent market analysis of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) on the retail sector; The rents have fallen an average of one percent globally in the second quarter, compared...
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Hungarian managers are more optimistic
Date: 2009-12-18 00:02:12
The Hungarian business leaders are more optimistic in December, about the country’s and their own economic prospects, than in September. Thus, only 40 percent of them think that the next...
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Cocoa and sugar prices are increasing further
Date: 2009-12-18 00:00:30
The white sugar’s price was on its historical peak, cocoa price was on its 30 years of record level on Wednesday afternoon, which is mainly due to the weakening dollar....
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We are not getting closer to the EU average since 2006
Date: 2009-12-17 00:05:21
According to Eurostat; the per capita GDP in Hungary, was 64 percent of the EU average. Thus, since two years ago, the Hungarian convergence virtually stopped, because it was also...
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Christmas gifts – online
Date: 2009-12-17 00:03:44
In spite of the economic crisis, there is no indication, that the turnover of the domestic webstores would decrease – stressed Kis Gergely, the executive director of GKIeNET. He says...
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Real earnings fell by 2.1 percent in one year
Date: 2009-12-17 00:03:02
According to Central Statistical Office; At the companies with 5 empoyees and at financial institutions, the gross average earnings increased by 0.9 percent, net average earnings by 1.8 percent in...
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Depo.hu’s holiday Toplist comparing 150 thousand products is ready
Date: 2009-12-17 00:02:44
According to Depo.hu’s price comparision Christmas toplist; this year's hit products are the LCD TVs,GPS devices and netbooks, while the demand suppressed for last year’s hit products the game consoles....
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Increase in global demand for pigs
Date: 2009-12-17 00:01:02
It seems, the swine flu hysteria did not hurt the industry. The global economy will be more vigorous in 2010, so more pork meat will be sold next year –...
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The future of wine marketing is still a question
Date: 2009-12-17 00:00:55
The owners of the Hungarian Wine Marketing Non-profit Ltd. (MBM) sit down to negotiate in bad mood today. The company that is in charge for Community Wine Marketing did not...
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Euro zone’s service sector increases
Date: 2009-12-17 00:00:35
Services sector and manufacturing increased in the euro zone, in early December. According to the first estimations of Markit research company; the purchasing manager index increased to 53.7 points, wich...
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Next year, the shops should take back packaging waste from customers
Date: 2009-12-17 00:00:00
From January, the rules of environmental protection product fee payment will change again. The drink manufacturers are not satisfied with the system changings from year to year. The most important...
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Household products and cosmetics sales are over 300 billion
Date: 2009-12-16 00:02:15
According to Nielsen market research company; the household product and cosmetics retail sales grew by 3 percent in value, between November 2008 and October 2009, compared to the previous comparable...
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KSH: decreasing agricultural producer prices, declining industrial production
Date: 2009-12-16 00:01:41
Agricultural producer prices fell in October. The low prices of farmers, inter alia, are due to the EU fundings. The industry is still in bad shape, but at least it...
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GKI: the threat of global collapse averted, but we are not throught the crisis
Date: 2009-12-16 00:01:38
In the majority of the world economy, the recession technically ended in the third quarter, in Hungary it is only expected in the last quarter. The recovery can be earlier-than-expected,...
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Meat producers are in trouble
Date: 2009-12-16 00:01:35
Despite the year end family feasts meat consumption decreases by one-tenth this year, and meat prices did not increased due to the VAT increase in the middle of the year....
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We draw the wine bottle during Christmas
Date: 2009-12-16 00:01:11
Hungarians drink one fifth more during Christmas. Before Christmas the Hungarian wine and champagne market booms. An average 20 percent of more wine sold by the shops, compared to an...
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Personal loan and transaction fee: restrictions raise up on law level
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:32
The National Assembly voted against the government's proposal on Monday, so one person can get loan once a year, with 65 percent higher annual percentage, up to 250 thousand HUF....
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German investors are pessimistic since October
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:05
The investors' mood in Europe's largest economy Germany, is declining for the third month. The Mannheim based ZEW market researcher’s economic sentiment indicator became 50.4 points in December after the...
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Action against the expansion of the Chinese businesses
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:02
In the future, local governments would have the right to intervene into what kind of businesses can carry on local trade in their settlement – including the law changing proposal...
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Purchase fever: Stormy weather may discourage many consumers
Date: 2009-12-15 00:00:59
It is expected to be a weaker Christmas season for retailers, than a year ago. In principle, the peak of the Christmas rush is expected for the weekend, but it...
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Hungarian meat products in the Far East
Date: 2009-12-15 00:00:58
The greatest demand for Hungarian products in the Far East markets are for pork, in particular mangalica meat, poultry, goose liver, salami and the Aszú wines of Tokaj. On the...
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A joint for agri-supports
Date: 2009-12-15 00:00:53
Twenty-two EU countries will be join, in order not to reduce the agricultural subsidies in the future. Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Malta did not participated in the...
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