Events
Eurozone economic confidence softens in Aug
Date: 2007-09-04 00:00:00
Economic confidence in the 13 countries pulled back in August to 110.0 in the single currency bloc from 111.0 in July, roughly in line with economists' exepectations. The outlook was...
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Trade gap decrease
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
According to Central Statistics Office the Hungary's H1 gap is by far the best in the past eight years. Hungary's trade gap widened by EUR 39 m in June to...
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More than HUF 1 billion investment in Hungary
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
Investments in the Hungarian economy dropped by 0.4% year on year in the second quarter of the year, against a rise of 0.8% in Q1, according to preliminary figures released...
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American products were recall in China
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
Accordingt to china's quarantine administration said its bureau has discovered harmful living organism in 10 batches of wooden packages from the United States among the total 70 batches sampled between...
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No real estate tax in Hungary in 2008
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
The Hungarian government will not introduce a real estate tax in January 2008, but talks between the governing coalition parties continue about the lowering the threshold for luxury tax. ...
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Toys 'R' Us Recalls Chinese Art Sets
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
Wayne-based Toys “R” Us Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said printed ink on the packaging of the Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases also contained lead. The 213-item set...
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Statistically safer to eat at big-chain fast-food joints
Date: 2007-09-03 00:00:00
There are about 76 million cases of food-borne illness — ranging from an upset tummy to kidney failure and death — each year in the United States, according to estimates...
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Hungary's Industrial Producer Prices Stagnated in the Summer
Date: 2007-08-31 00:00:00
According to KSH the domestic sales prices slightly rose by 0.1% in July 2007 compared to the previous month, and by 6.2% compared to July 2006. The export sales...
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The biggest are the most optimist
Date: 2007-08-31 00:00:00
Ecostat TOP-100 index of business-activity rose to 103.4% in August, which meant a 3% rise compared to July's results. The index of business activity measured 80.4 % last August. Calculations...
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EU asks food shops to act 'responsibly' on prices
Date: 2007-08-31 00:00:00
Europe's farm chief called on retailers not to make European Union's (EU) consumers pay excessively for staple foods such as bread and milk despite recent surges in international grain and...
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Rotten Meat scandal in Germany
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
The rotten meat would be sold for Turkish doner kebab restaurants. Authorities had confiscated more than 11 tons of beef and turkey meat at a company based in the southern...
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In contempt of restrictions sales grew in hypermarkets
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
According to annalist this is the year of discounters in the Hungarian retail. Nielsen datas show that the share of stores over 400 m2 grew with 2%, the 2500 m2...
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Cold, but big business – eiscream
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
Researcher Euromonitor figures that global ice cream sales are rising 2.5% annually and will hit $65 billion in 2010. Today, the $59 billion ice cream industry is dominated by two...
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International wine developments
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
During the Hungarian privatization, the international wine sector and market have gone through its revolutionary period what has resulted in a change we have never experienced before. The Hungarian wine...
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Everything the mouth needs
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Ever more innovative POS solutions and promotions are used by manufacturers to expand the mouth care category. Adequate impulse is very important in this category, as Hungarian consumers buy toothpaste...
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External balance improving as well
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to the latest forecast prepared by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with the help of Erste Bank, both the external and internal balance of payments is expected to show substantial improvement....
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New wave of late arrivals
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The late harvest wine in Hungary has launched a new period for its category. From technical points of view the wineries have introduced significant technical developments on these wines what...
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Toothpaste every two months, toothbrush every six months
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to data from the Consumer Scan of GfK Hungária for 2006, 40 per cent of Hungarian households bought toothbrushes in 2006. The product is purchased more frequently in large...
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Fewer foreigners, more Hungarians
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The combined number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and Hungarian guests grew by 3 per cent in the first five months of the year, compared...
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The world of rose wines
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
This category carries certain difficulties either for the producers or for the consumers. To produce a good rosé is one among the more difficult technical challenge for the oenologists. The...
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Make-up – with good advice
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The trade marketing of make up products has been focusing on colour harmony and advice for the past year. The significance of POS is expected to continue growing, while display...
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Reduction in food sales
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to KSH data, the total value of retail sales was HUF 1777 billion for the first four months of 2007. Food sales accounted for 51,1 per cent of total...
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Wine producing regions reborn
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
There are some wine regions in Hungary having worked out their regulatory system and marketing plan at regional level. Besides Eger and Tokaj the best and most recent exapmles are...
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Increasingly specialised hair care – bigger challenge for marketing
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Buying a shampoo is no longer a simple task. The increasing number of products in this category pose a major challenge for marketing professionals. More shine is an advantage emphasised...
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Potato price on the peak
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The price of agricultural produce grew by 8,1 per cent in January-May, compared to the same period last year. The price of products made from plants increased by 14,2 per...
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Spitzer wine boom in Hungary, bubbles go up again
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
A typical Hungarian, or in broader sense, a Central-European drink is getting in fashion again, as a refreshing drink in summer time. There is a steadily increasing consuming group tends...
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Well groomed body with well groomed brands
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Tanned and shiny skin is the trend again, if we believe what we see in the new segment of the body lotion category, where marketing activities increasingly focus on attractiveness....
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No change in rankings according to purchasing power
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to a recent survey by the GfK group, no major changes have taken place on the list of counties ranked according to purchasing power. Budapest and Győr-Moson-Sopron county are...
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Collective attendance at the 14th Vinexpo
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The Vinexpo wine and alcoholic beverage exhibition – one of the most prestigious events in the wine trade – was held for the fourteenth time by the Chamber of Commerce...
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Young age groups over represented
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, 36 per cent of households purchased some type of body lotion in 2006. 3-4 strong households, those led by housewives not older than...
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