Market News
Retail sales unexpectedly increased in the U.S. in February
Date: 2010-03-16 00:01:44
The majority of analysts, expected a 0.2 percent decrease slowdown. Compared to this U.S. retail sales, rose by 0.3 percent last month. The analysts surveyed by Reuters, expected a 0.2...
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Women use money better
Date: 2010-03-16 00:00:59
According to the survey of Lovemoney.com, involving 3 thousand British men and women; women use money better, than men. The survey shows that women monitors their spendings and less likely...
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Hungarian products, from Hungarian store
Date: 2010-03-12 00:07:55
Nearly 50 action groups with 200 products, debuted at the 2nd European Leader Expo, early March. The “Hungarian products, from Hungarian store” program – that will help the market acces...
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Hungarian companies risk much
Date: 2010-03-12 00:07:02
According to the last survey of Coface Hungary Credit Insurance Company; The majority of the Hungarian companies, do nothing to detect high-risk partners. Last year, most of the companies faced...
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Brussels examines the Slovakian entry
Date: 2010-03-12 00:06:12
The European Union's grape and wine management committee started an investigation, to find out whether Slovakia legally registered the Tokaj name into the electronic record-keeping system. Gárdosi Péter, Director of...
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The Hungarian economy fall back to its 2004 level
Date: 2010-03-11 00:08:28
The gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 was 6.3 percent lower, than last year. Last year, in the last 4 quarters, adjusting from the calendar effect, a 4.1 percent reduction...
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Tens of thousands hectares are affected by the frost and water inland damages
Date: 2010-03-11 00:02:12
According to the survey of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture; thousands of hectares of rape, apples, pears, grapes and wheat were damaged by frost. Water inland damaged nearly 50 thousand...
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The big stores must take back the non-deposit bottles also
Date: 2010-03-11 00:01:12
According to an already been adopted, but not yet come into force government regulation amendment; the shops that are over the 500 square meters base area, must take back those...
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Product dumping from China
Date: 2010-03-11 00:00:12
As The sign of the strengthening of global demand, Chinese exports expanded by 85.5 percent in January and by 45.7 percent in February 2010, compared a year earlier. China's foreign...
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The first positive debtor list to be launched
Date: 2010-03-10 00:07:21
Hungary's first Credit Bureau, providing both positive and negative informations about debtors has been created – that was announced at the Tuesday press conference, of the recently formed CRIF Zrt....
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The Hungarian households have adapted to the crisis
Date: 2010-03-10 00:07:12
According to GfK Hungária’s latest datas; as the result of the crisis, the Hungarian households initially tried to save on clothes and travelling. In 2009 even the food and household...
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The Slovakian and Hungarian industry both increased in January
Date: 2010-03-10 00:04:12
According to the Slovakian Statistical Office; the Slovakian industrial production in January increased by 19.3% compared with a year earlier said. The Hungarian Central Statistical reported a 4% growth for...
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Coffee market also becoming price sensitive
Date: 2010-03-10 00:01:22
The coffee production of the world continues to grow, the domestic market follows it, although both showed a slight weakening last year. Valdo Café compared the world trends of coffee...
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(HU) Kiakadt a Travel Service: hiábavaló a Malév visszaállamosítása
Date: 2010-03-10 00:00:01
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Awesome concentration in food trade, over the past decades
Date: 2010-03-09 00:07:55
According to a survey; in 1945 in England – which can be considered as the model of the Western European development – half a million food-traders were operating. Consumption has...
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Chicken, will be more expensive in April
Date: 2010-03-09 00:05:25
A 8-10 percent increase in chicken meat prices are expected in April and May, in the domestic stores, due to the Western European demand increase, towards Hungarian goods. The price...
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Potatoe production decreased by one-fifth last year, compared to 2008
Date: 2010-03-09 00:03:12
Twenty percent less potatoes were grown in Hungary, in 2009, compared to 2008. Last year, the production area decreased by 4000 hectares and 521 thousand tonnes of potatoes was harvested...
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Trash supports the economy
Date: 2010-03-09 00:02:12
Fruits, salads, vegetables and fresh milk – according to a British survey, these foods have the greatest chance to end in the trasher. Nearly half of the people is convinced...
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Food retail sales are stable in value, declined 3 percent in volume
Date: 2010-03-08 00:06:25
The value of food retail sales remained about 1,300 billion HUF, between February 2009 and January 2010, compared with the previous same period, as measured by Nielsen market research company....
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Wineries want harder actions
Date: 2010-03-08 00:06:05
Tokaj-based wineries expects harder actions from the Hungarian government, in relation with the usage of the name Tokaji. Slovaks also registered the name Tokaj in the EU. The local wine-growing...
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Hungarian products, from Hungarian store – a regional unity
Date: 2010-03-08 00:05:21
The “Hungarian products, from Hungarian store” program will be launched at the end of the month, in the Tab region- announced Mészáros István, vice president of the Hungarian Leader Association,...
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An increase in German industry, have not seen for six years
Date: 2010-03-08 00:01:02
The German industrial orders increased by 4.3 percent in January, compared to December. Such an increase has not measured, since December 2004. According to Carsten Brzeski, analyst of ING; the...
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The British government would terminate the VAT-free of food
Date: 2010-03-08 00:00:25
The British government is considering the termination of VAT-free of food, in order to reduce the unprecedented deficit. Currently there is no value added tax on the basic foods, that...
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Contaminated, and candied honey found by the authority
Date: 2010-03-08 00:00:09
Carcinogenic antibiotics honey was found by the Agricultural Office in several large chains of stores. The contaminated products with nitrofuran derivatives were recalled. Nitrofuran is carcinogenic, must not be used...
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This year, the foreign trade surplus can be higher than last year
Date: 2010-03-05 00:06:21
According to analysts; the foreign trade balance in 2010, can close with a surplus of 5-6 billion HUF, because significant expansion is not expected in imports, due to the low...
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The number of pigs increased in 2009
Date: 2010-03-05 00:04:55
After long-term decline, the decrease of the pig population in Hungary has stopped, even a minimal growth appeared last year. In Hungary one third of the pigs are from abroad....
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