Tag "gazdaság"
Road to “economic neutrality”: service exports
Date: 2024-10-07 11:33:28
Analysts regularly deal with Hungary’s foreign trade balance and its impact on the economy, but mostly the product foreign trade balance is discussed. At the same time, it is also...
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In the OECD, inflation slowed significantly in August
Date: 2024-10-03 12:05:44
Inflation in the countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) slowed down significantly in August in an annual comparison, mainly due to the strong moderation of...
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BMI: Slower contraction in September
Date: 2024-10-01 12:11:20
The seasonally adjusted September value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI): 49.7. Compared with the previous September values, this year’s value is lower than the long-term average for this month...
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KSH: in July, the product foreign trade surplus was 167 million euros
Date: 2024-10-01 09:07:45
In July, the volume of exports increased by 4.9 percent and that of imports by 7.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The asset amounted to...
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Hungary has been a member of the European Union for two decades: what does this mean for the economy?
Date: 2024-09-30 12:16:56
This year Hungary joined the European Union twenty years ago. On the occasion of the anniversary, from mid-September, the European Commission will “Happy Twentieth, Hungary!” launched a communication campaign with...
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Inflationary pressures remain with us
Date: 2024-09-30 12:14:26
Inflationary pressure still does not ease the companies. Although inflation in August was even more favorable than expected, it still represents a difficulty for domestic large companies in terms of...
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In September, the economic index of the GKI decreased slightly
Date: 2024-09-30 12:01:15
According to a survey conducted by the GKI Gazdaságkutátó – with the support of the EU – in September, the prospects of the business sector and consumers also collapsed only...
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KSH: Sales prices of the food industry decreased by 0.6 percent
Date: 2024-09-30 11:56:36
In August 2024, industrial producer prices were on average 3.0 percent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 1.2 percent and export sales by 4.0 percent, the...
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KSH: Unemployment is at 4.2 percent, 210,000 people are without work
Date: 2024-09-27 12:00:24
In August 2024, the average number of employed persons aged 15-74 increased by 39,000 compared to the same period of the previous year, to 4,748,000. The number of unemployed was...
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MNB: inflation continues to slow down in September
Date: 2024-09-26 12:00:36
August’s 3.4 percent inflation met the central bank’s expectations, September’s figure is expected to be 3.1 percent, a slight increase is expected in the rest of the year, a rate...
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The OECD improved its global growth forecast for this year
Date: 2024-09-26 10:07:57
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) slightly improved its global growth forecast for this year in its forecast released on Wednesday compared to its previous estimate in...
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The wealth of the richest people may explode in a way that is hard to grasp with common sense
Date: 2024-09-24 11:45:14
Tremendous amounts of money will pour into private bank accounts in the next five years, the size of managed assets will exceed HUF 20,000 billion by 2028 after 8,575 billion...
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The ifo German business sentiment index deteriorated in September
Date: 2024-09-24 11:08:29
Due to the deteriorating perception of the current situation, the September German business sentiment index of the ifo economic research institute was significantly below expectations. According to the ifo Institute...
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MBH Investment Bank currency analysis: the forint may strengthen in the short term
Date: 2024-09-24 09:51:35
According to the latest analysis of the MBH Investment Bank, the Hungarian forint may gradually strengthen against the euro for the rest of the year. The analysis team used the...
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Brexit – Study: British trade with the EU fell sharply
Date: 2024-09-18 11:43:30
The value of bilateral trade between the European Union and Great Britain has fallen sharply since the termination of British EU membership (Brexit), according to a comprehensive study presented on...
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Hungarian Consumption Expected to Recover by 2025
Date: 2024-09-16 12:30:05
The Hungarian economy has experienced a challenging period over the past few quarters, characterized by declining household consumption and investment. However, according to a recent report by the Equilibrium Institute,...
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An autumn action plan is being prepared to support SMEs: automation and technological developments are the focus
Date: 2024-09-16 12:10:34
Richárd Szabados, the newly appointed State Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy, announced that the programs of the autumn action plan aimed at the development of small and medium-sized...
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The effects of climate change are much more severe than we previously thought
Date: 2024-09-16 12:04:18
This year’s summer and autumn broke heat records one after the other, and we all feel their harmful effects on our own skin. While in Hungary the drought has resulted...
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Conciliation Forum of Chambers of Commerce: SMEs become the focus of economic policy
Date: 2024-09-10 11:58:59
On Tuesday, the Conciliation Forum of the Chambers of Commerce held its first autumn meeting, and overall its sixth meeting, which since its establishment in January 2023 – in addition...
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K&H: 100-year average result was surpassed: nice gains in the market
Date: 2024-09-10 09:28:01
There is life beyond the safest investments. In the first eight months of this year, one of the most important American stock indexes, the S&P 500, gained 20 percent in...
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Mihály Varga: the prospects for the Hungarian economy are good
Date: 2024-09-06 12:27:01
The prospects for the Hungarian economy are good, the current moderate economic growth is accelerating – said Minister of Finance Mihály Varga at the closing plenary session of the 62nd...
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KSH: retail turnover increased by 2.5 percent in July compared to the same period of the previous year
Date: 2024-09-05 13:06:48
In July, according to raw data, the turnover volume of retail trade increased by 3.3 percent, adjusted for the calendar effect, by 2.5 percent compared to the same period of...
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NGM: the increase in retail turnover continued in July
Date: 2024-09-05 13:00:54
The sales revenue of retail stores increased by 6.3 percent in one year, which still lags behind the significant nominal increase in wages. The slower growth of commercial turnover points...
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Slow growth in Europe, stagnation in Hungary: mixed picture in retail trade
Date: 2024-09-05 12:58:01
The European retail turnover increased barely perceptibly compared to June, while stagnation is observed in Hungary, according to the latest Eurostat report. European Union data showed an increase of only...
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KSH: in the second quarter of 2024, according to raw data, the performance of the economy exceeded the same period of the previous year by 1.5 percent
Date: 2024-09-03 13:19:52
The volume of Hungary’s gross domestic product in the second quarter of 2024 exceeded the same period of the previous year by 1.5 percent based on raw data, and 1.3...
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BMI: Permanent shrinkage in August
Date: 2024-09-02 12:04:27
The seasonally adjusted August value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI): 47.6. Compared with the previous August values, this year’s value is lower than the long-term average for this month...
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Economic sentiment improved in the EU and the Eurozone in August
Date: 2024-08-28 12:19:23
In August, the economic sentiment index in the Eurozone and the European Union improved compared to the previous month, according to a survey presented on Thursday by the European Commission’s...
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It is misleading to base economic development only on consumption
Date: 2024-08-28 12:15:54
The one-sided use of consumption indicators, which are often used to measure economic development, can be misleading, especially if sustainability aspects are ignored, the Index article points out. Eurostat’s indicator...
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GKI: Is domestic consumption weak?
Date: 2024-08-27 23:59:29
Some domestic economists are looking for explanations for the anomaly called the “consumption puzzle” by the Minister of National Economy. In other words: why does this year’s strong real wage...
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NGM analysis: Hungarians spend abroad and on online marketplaces
Date: 2024-08-26 13:05:01
In the first half of 2024, the consumption habits of the Hungarian population underwent significant changes, which were primarily shaped by the inflationary crisis and the war environment. Despite the...
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