Hungarian SMEs calculate with a deteriorating financial situation

This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9.

It currently stands at -14 points on a scale ranging from -100 to +100. Although this is only a 1-point drop compared to the previous quarter, it is clear that this is the third consecutive period of decline in a year. As regards the different sectors, only the retail trade index increased (from -17 points), but at -13 points it is still rather negative. Over the past year business leaders planned for an average profit of 4%.