Market News
Fondants in bags still most popular
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the market of seasonal sweets for Christmas shrunk last year, with sales of fondants down by 14 percent and chocolate Santa Claus figures...
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Rising incomes
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Gross average income was up by 8.2 percent, while net income was up by 7.3 percent. According to KSH data, the average income of employees in full time employment was...
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Pet food as supplement or snack
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to data from Euromonitor, the global market of pet food has been growing continuously since 2001. Global pet food sales totalled USD 45 billion in 2007. Growth is expected...
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Deteriorating balance of foreign trade
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to KSH data, exports totalled EUR 6113 million in July, while imports amounted to EUR 6351 million. Whereas export increased by only 8 percent, import was up by 10...
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Corporate financing: everything for sale!
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
At the moment, there are no signs of any decline in demand for financing among companies. According to a forecast by MNB, last year’s trend is expected to continue, with...
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Food still on top
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Consumer prices were up by 0.1 percent in July, compared to June and by 6.7 percent, compared to July 2007. According to KSH data, food prices were down by 0.7...
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Leasing of production equipment showing constant growth
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The leasing market expanded by over 16 percent in 2007, compared to 2006. Financing of real estate and equipment have been the main driving forces behind growth. 15 new specialised...
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Driving to new discounts
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Large stores have become the primary scene for pre-planned major shopping, while smaller stores, accessible on foot are the places for daily shopping. Small stores were again visited most frequently...
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It’s time to…
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Sour cherry, water melon, apple…Which one will be the next time bomb exploding in the gardening sector? An excess of supply exists in other countries as well, but that is...
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Shared fears, gloomy prospects
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to Péter Biczó, director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Kft, the most important conclusion to be drawn from the past 12 months is that uncertainty can be predicted for certain. Banks have...
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Agricultural prices continue to rise
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The supply prices of agricultural products was up by 21.6 percent in June 2008, compared to June 2007. The prices of plant product were up by 20.5 percent, while those...
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List of forbidden practices
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
In the first days of September, officers of various authorities were probably the only people aware of the tasks and obligations imposed upon retailers and manufacturers by the new rules...
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Change in trend
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to MasterCard, a change has taken place in the trend seen since the introduction of bank cards in 1995, as 2007 was the first year when card holders used...
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Romania: booming hyper markets and brand loyalty
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to Nielsen findings, the primary consideration for the average Romanian consumer in choosing a store is ease of access. Finding everything in a single store ranks only third among...
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Competitors catching up
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to a recent study by Atradius Hitelbiztosító, China’s position as the most important target for investment might be threatened by other regions of the world. Though 60 percent of...
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Disappearing illusions?
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Though the Second National Development Project has been launched among high expectations, potential applicants seem to be passive or even dissatisfied at present. Only 40,000 out of a total of...
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Discount strategies in fastidious England
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to a recent Nielsen survey, three out of four English consumers tare trying to economise on their food expenditure, whereas only 45 per cent were doing this a year...
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The onion farmers aren't satisfied
Date: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
It was an excellent harvest, so the price is the half of the last years suppliers summe, only HUF 20-25. This rainy summer made bounteous harvest in Hungary, 20-25% more...
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Hungarians love pralines
Date: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research the sales of praline grow by 16% in value and by 13% in volume. The biggest segment is the non-alcoholic praline with 50% in sold volume....
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(HU) Az OKSZ továbbra is kifogásolja a termékdíjjal kapcsolatos szabályozást
Date: 2008-09-29 00:00:00
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In H1 we are spending more than HUF 50,000 on clothes
Date: 2008-09-24 00:00:00
According to GfK Hungária Consumer Scope datas in first half of 2008 more families bought clothes, shoes and acsessories as a year before. Between January and June the Hungarian households...
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The volume of retail decreased
Date: 2008-09-24 00:00:00
According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.8% in July, and by 2.2% in the first seven months of 2008 compared to the same period...
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British Families Nearly Ł600 A Year Worse Off
Date: 2008-09-23 00:00:00
In spite of an average Ł20 weekly increase in earnings, a typical British household had 7.4% less disposable income. A study says that an essential basket of weekly goods, including...
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Conference about the Teen Hungarian customer
Date: 2008-09-23 00:00:00
It is the first case, that specialist make conference about the consumption of youth under 18, in Hungary. On 1. October marketing sages go to the Magyar Telekom headquater. Teen...
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Growing demand on instant 3 in 1 coffee
Date: 2008-09-23 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research comapany, the coffee consumption grow in value by 8% between August 2007 and July 2008. The total sales was HUF 46 billion. Coffe is one of...
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