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Nearly half a million under-25s could be affected by next year’s SZJA exemption
As of 2022, there were an order of magnitude 280,000 people affected by the SZJA exemption for under-25s. This is derived from the age group employment data of the CSO,...
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Forecast for 2021
Due to better-than-expected Q4 data last year and relatively favourable economic expectations at the beginning of this year—despite the third wave of the pandemic and mixed data—GKI raised its growth...
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That’s where e-commerce is standing now
In 2020, domestic online retail sales increased by 45% to HUF 909 billion. On the basis of the figures, it can now be stated that the online market, which initially...
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In March, GKI’s economic sentiment index approached its highest level since the start of the pandemic measured in January
After a modest decline in February, GKI’s economic sentiment index rose to a lesser ex-tent in March. However, it approached its otherwise fairly low top level since the start of...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index declined slightly in February
Although GKI’s economic sentiment index declined slightly in February, both business and consumer expectations remained more favourable than at the end of last year. Ac-cording to a survey conducted by...
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GKI: Since 2010, income differences in Hungary have not decreased
The concentration of the income of the Hungarian population has not changed during the last 10 years, despite the economic growth – GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. drew attention in its communication...
Read moreGKI: consumer confidence deteriorated slightly in February
The GKI consumer confidence index decreased by 1.1 points in February, after a rise of 5.5 points in January, to minus 34.9 points – the GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. informed MTI....
Read moreGKI: increased the proportion of teleworkers due to the austerity measures introduced last November
As a result of the austerity measures introduced last November, the proportion of teleworkers increased significantly to 16 percent from a few percent measured in July and September – GKI...
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Growth of purchasing power in Hungarian settlements between 2012 and 2019
One important segment of quality of life is purchasing power. Therefore, GKI Economic Research Ltd. estimated the purchasing power of the settlements for the years 2012-2019. During the estimates, we...
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The vast majority of businesses do not agree with the tightening of KATA
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry came to the forefront in 2020 with the proposal to tighten KATA and the proposal to reduce the business tax, which, as expected,...
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The difference in net earnings between settlements was nearly thirteen times in 2019
According to NAV data, in 2019 the average monthly salary (employment income) was HUF 295 thousand gross, which meant HUF 200 thousand net per month. There was a significant difference...
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GKI: In December, GKI’S economic sentiment index almost completely offset its November fall
GKI’s economic sentiment index rose sharply in December. It almost reached its October level again, which was much more favourable than the April low, but had been at a fairly...
Read moreGKI expects a more moderate 6 percent decline in GDP this year
Based on favorable third-quarter data, the decline in the fourth quarter will reduce the rate from the previous 9 percent to 7 percent and the annual GDP decline from 7...
Read moreGKI’s consumer confidence index fell sharply in December
For the fifth month in a row, the GKI consumer confidence index has been declining since July, but the monthly decline was now the most significant in December: 5.5 points...
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Consumer solvency improves, a W-shaped recovery might follow
Households continued to strengthen their financial situation at the beginning of the 3rd quarter, but by the end of the 3-month period the Intrum Solvency Index (IFI) dropped again: its...
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Magazine: Business Days 2020 – Our conference wasn’t cancelled…
Even the coronavirius couldn’t beat our Business Days conference, which we organised together with the Chain Bridge Club in September. Thanks to the strict health protection protocol, the nearly 550...
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GKI: Difficulties in measuring unemployment
If we want to find out about the Hungarian unemployment situation, we can do it from several sources, but they are confusingly different. According to the KSH’s monthly labor force...
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GKI’s economic sentiment index did not reach its level of the beginning of this summer in November
GKI’s economic sentiment index fell sharply in November, falling below its level in early summer. According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the...
Read moreGKI business expectations improved slightly in October, while consumer expectations deteriorated
GKI’s economic index improved slightly in October, but still did not reach its level in July, business expectations moved in a positive direction, while retailers have been deteriorating for the...
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GKI: employment stagnated in September
Compared to August, employment did not change in September, according to a representative population survey of GKI Economic Research Ltd. involving 1,000 people. In August, the average monthly headcount –...
Read moreOnline marketplaces can save Hungarian businesses
During the pandemic, more than a third of SMEs increased their sales in online marketplaces, according to representative research by GKI and eMAG. The survey examined, among other things, how...
Read moreGKI: half of the teleworkers workked for a company based in Budapest or Pest County in September
In September, GKI Zrt. conducted a survey of the domestic employment situation among Hungarian enterprises. The questions were answered by 820 companies, the survey did not cover large multinationals. Compared...
Read moreThe GKI business cycle index cannot rise For the second month in a row
The GKI business cycle index decreased in September after August – within the margin of error. This is due to some deterioration in consumer expectations, as business has stagnated. After...
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Employment in GKI may have stagnated in August
In August, GKI Zrt. conducted a representative population survey of 1,000 people in order to find out the employment situation in Hungary. (Of the 1,000 respondents, 679 were employed.) At...
Read moreHungarian e-commerce is at its peak, yet we are a country of abandoned baskets
The coronavirus has really exploded web commerce in Hungary as well, more than half (58%) of the nearly 3.5 million online shoppers are still frustrated by shopping in the digital...
Read moreGKI: consumer confidence index continued to decline in September
GKI’s consumer confidence index slowed down for three months after falling in April, but rose slightly, but in August and September expectations deteriorated slightly: from minus 29.6 points in August...
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GKI: employment might increased by 1.5 percent in July compared to June
GKI Zrt. examined the situation of domestic employment in the framework of a representative population survey of 1,000 people after the official tightening due to the coronavirus pandemic. By early...
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We need to be prepared for persistently higher food prices
Hungary is a world champion with a VAT rate of 27%, and inflation is also the highest in the European Union. Some experts are calling for a reduction in VAT,...
Read moreGKI: economic expectations deteriorated in August
The dynamic rise in the GKI business cycle index came to a halt in August after the April low, with half of the April fall caused by the pandemic being...
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