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Yettel and Wolt launch joint convenience service

Yettel is making its products and services available through a new channel. As the first domestic mobile operator, you can now order prepaid mobile phones, prepaid SIM cards and numerous...

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Average gross earnings can be misleading: there are significant earnings inequalities in Hungary

The Central Statistical Office (KSH) regularly publishes the gross average earnings, but this data often does not reflect the real income situation, as it masks inequalities. The earnings data broken...

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Artificial intelligence and statistical data assets: KSH and NAVÜ held a strategic meeting

The guest of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) was Dr. László Palkovics, the government commissioner responsible for artificial intelligence, who was received by Dr. Áron Kincses, the President of the...

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Poultry prices rose slightly

According to data from the Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s poultry meat exports increased by 3 percent to 225 thousand tons in 2024 compared to 2023. Within this, chicken meat exports...

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KSH: industrial production decreased by 3.9 percent in January

In January 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 3.9 percent from a year earlier. The index adjusted for working days is the same as the unadjusted one. Production...

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The price of imported salads has increased

According to KSH data, Hungary’s head lettuce imports decreased by 4 percent (to 1,050 tons) in 2024 compared to the previous year. Spain remained the largest supplier, from which 375...

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KSH: in February consumer prices exceeded those of a year earlier by an average of 5.6 percent

In February 2025, consumer prices were 5.6 percent higher than a year earlier. Consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent on average in one month, with food prices rising by 1.2...

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Another unpleasant inflation surprise

Despite the expected slight slowdown, inflation continued to rise in February, according to data published this morning by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). Consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent...

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Fertilizer prices fell, sales volume increased

Fertilizer distributors sold 1.39 million tons of fertilizer directly to farmers in 2024. The sales volume exceeded the previous year by 28.9 percent. Fertilizer prices were 24.6 percent lower on...

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Hungarian Central Statistical Office: retail turnover in January exceeded the same period of the previous year by 4.7 percent and the previous month by 2.2 percent

In January 2025, the volume of retail trade turnover, both in raw and calendar-adjusted data, exceeded the same period of the previous year by 4.7 percent. The volume of sales...

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The Hungarian National Trade Association takes action against food inflation

Without the cooperation of food manufacturing and supplying companies, the retail sector cannot significantly influence inflationary trends, which is why they are rejecting the price increase initiatives currently announced by...

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NGM: retail turnover took off in January

According to the data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) adjusted for calendar effects, the volume of retail trade increased by 4.7 percent in January compared to the same period...

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NGM: weak German economy limits domestic industry’s performance

The competitiveness problems of the European Union and the economic crisis in Germany are limiting the export-driven Hungarian economy, including the performance of industry. The government aims to increase economic...

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KSH: industrial production decreased by 3.9 percent in January

In January 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 3.9 percent compared to a year earlier. The index adjusted for working days is the same as the unadjusted one....

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Horseradish price increased more than one and a half times in a year

According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the volume of horseradish exports in Hungary increased by 13 percent to 9,500 tons and its value by 20 percent to 5.6 billion...

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Producer prices of slaughter cattle are also rising in the EU

According to AKI slaughter statistics, in January 2025, cattle slaughter in Hungary increased by 27.8 percent in live weight compared to January 2024. Cows, which account for more than two-thirds...

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KSH: The foreign trade surplus in services was 2.7 billion euros in the fourth quarter

In the fourth quarter of 2024, exports of services in euros increased by 0.4 percent, while imports decreased by 1.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year....

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Egg prices rose by 20 percent in a year

According to European Commission data, the packing house price of table eggs in the EU was 240 euros/100 kilograms in the first eight weeks of 2025, which was a 6.5...

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KSH: Food industry sales prices rose by 6.1 percent in January

In January 2025, industrial producer prices were up by an average of 9.1 percent compared to a year earlier. Domestic sales prices were up by 6.1 percent and export sales...

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KSH: The foreign trade surplus in goods was 903 million euros in January

In January 2025, the volume of exports exceeded the level of the same period of the previous year by 2.5 percent, while imports fell short by 1.3 percent. The surplus...

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KSH: 1.0 million guests spent nearly 2.3 million guest nights in January

In January 2025, 1.0 million guests spent nearly 2.3 million guest nights in tourist accommodation (commercial, private and other). The number of guests increased by 18 percent and guest nights...

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KSH: the foreign trade surplus in goods was 458 million euros in December

In December last year, the volume of exports was 1.9 percent lower and that of imports was 9.8 percent lower than in the same period of the previous year. The...

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KSH: industrial production decreased by 5.3 percent in December 2024

The volume of industrial production in December 2024 was 5.3 percent lower than a year earlier, or 6.4 percent lower than a year earlier, adjusted for working days, the Central...

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KSH: in January, consumer prices exceeded the values ​​of the same month of the previous year by 5.5 percent on average

Compared to January 2024, food prices increased by 6.0 percent, including flour by 43.2, milk by 25.0, eggs by 23.8, cooking oil by 21.5, fruit and vegetable juice by 16.0,...

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NGM spokesperson: prices were already corrected in the last days of January

According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), in January 2025, consumer prices exceeded those a year earlier by an average of 5.5 percent, and consumer prices rose by an average...

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GVH: the competition authority monitors the processes taking place in the food market

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is monitoring the developments in the food market and will intervene if necessary, the national competition authority told MTI on Tuesday. In a statement, the...

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KSH: retail turnover in December exceeded the same period of the previous year by 0.1 percent, falling 1.2 percent from the previous month

The volume of retail trade turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year in December 2024 by 0.4 percent, adjusted for calendar effects, according to raw data, and by...

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In December, the strong consumption of the Hungarian population was realized more abroad than in the turnover of domestic stores

In December, the strong consumption of the Hungarian population was realized abroad rather than in the turnover of domestic stores, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told MTI on Thursday,...

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KSH: industrial production decreased by 5.3 percent in December 2024

The volume of industrial production in December 2024 was 5.3 percent lower than a year earlier, or 6.4 percent lower than a year earlier, adjusted for working days. Based on...

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NGM: German economic recession drags down Hungarian industry’s performance

The German economic recession is dragging down the performance of Hungarian industry, the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told MTI on Thursday, commenting on the latest data from the Central...

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