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Stores are refraining from cross-pricing – but the government is still watching

Bence Gerlaki, State Secretary for Tax Affairs, Consumer Protection and Trade at the Ministry of National Economy, and Izabella Talián, Head of the Trade Policy Department, assessed the effects of...

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KSH: industrial production stagnated in March

In March 2025, the volume of industrial production remained at the same level as the same month of the previous year, while adjusted for working day effects, it fell by...

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Live pig imports fell by 42 percent

According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 3.3 percent to 5,600 tons in January-February 2025 compared to the volume sold on the...

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NGM: we always take action against unjustified price increases, inflation may decrease further in the coming months

The government is successfully fighting price increases. In April, inflation fell to 4.2 percent, while food inflation fell to 5.4 percent. Compared to the previous month, food prices fell by...

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KSH: industrial production stagnated in March

In March 2025, the volume of industrial production remained at the same level as the same month of the previous year, while adjusted for working day effects, it fell by...

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NGM: the “150 new factories” program helps restore industrial production

According to data from the Central Statistical Office, the volume of industrial production in March 2025 remained at the level of the same month of the previous year, while adjusted...

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KSH: retail turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year by 0.4 percent, decreased by 0.5 percent compared to the previous month

In March, the volume of retail sales in Hungary decreased by 0.4 percent based on raw data, while calendar-adjusted (and Easter-adjusted) data show a 0.4 percent increase compared to the...

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Asparagus exports increased in 2024

According to Eurostat data, the asparagus cultivation area in Hungary has decreased in the past decade, and in 2024 it was around a thousand hectares. The harvested quantity of asparagus...

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KSH: food industry sales prices increased by 6.2 percent

In March 2025, industrial producer prices were 7.3 percent higher on average than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices were 4.7 percent higher and export sales prices were 8.6 percent...

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KSH: in March, the number of guests was 1.1 percent lower and guest nights were 5.9 percent lower than a year earlier

In March 2025, 1.1 million guests spent nearly 2.7 million guest nights in tourist accommodation (commercial, private and other). Due to Good Friday and Easter, which fall entirely in April...

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Stable labor market awaits the effects of tariffs

In March, the number of employed persons among the working-age population aged 15-74 was 4 million 701 thousand, which is more than 18 thousand people higher than the February level,...

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Spinach producer price increased

According to Eurostat data, 14.02 thousand tons of spinach were harvested from 560 hectares in Hungary in 2024, which exceeded the average for the years 2019–2023 by 32 percent. According...

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Surge in egg and horseradish prices before Easter

According to AKI PÁIR data, the price of table eggs (M+L) from cage farming in Hungary was HUF 64.53/piece in the first eight weeks of 2025, 20.8% higher than the...

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The producer price of slaughter pigs decreased

According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 5.9 percent to 2,900 tons in January 2025 compared to the volume sold on the foreign market...

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The gap is getting wider: the purchasing value of pensions is deteriorating dramatically

The purchasing power of pensions compared to salaries will suffer another significant decline in 2025, according to new data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The average pension currently accounts...

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KSH: industrial production fell by 8.7 percent in February

In February 2025, the volume of industrial production fell by 8.7 percent, or 8.0 percent adjusted for working days, compared to a year earlier. Production fell in all manufacturing sectors,...

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NGM: margin reduction has a significant impact: inflation fell to 4.7 percent in March

The government could no longer tolerate unreasonably high price increases, so in order to protect families and pensioners, it introduced a margin reduction, thanks to which the prices of about...

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Mushroom exports have strengthened

According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s foreign trade balance for champignons has been positive in recent years. The foreign trade surplus for champignons increased to HUF...

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KSH: in February, retail turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year by 3.3 percent, decreasing by 0.6 percent compared to the previous month

In February, the volume of retail trade turnover decreased by 0.2 percent according to raw data, and exceeded the same period of the previous year by 3.3 percent, adjusted for...

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NGM: domestic economic processes are developing favorably, industrial performance is held back by weak external demand

Domestic economic processes are developing favorably, the performance of industry is being held back by weak external demand – this is how the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) commented on...

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Rising prices of services are driving inflation – not food

Although food prices continue to be the focus of public discourse and government measures, according to the latest statistics, it is not food prices but service prices that currently pose...

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Eggs are also becoming more expensive in the EU

According to data from the European Commission, the EU (EU27)’s egg and egg product imports increased by 35 percent to almost 122 thousand tons in 2024 compared to 2023, while...

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Prices of both light and heavy lambs have also increased

According to the short-term forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), global sheepmeat production was 17 million tonnes in 2024, unchanged from the previous year....

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Food industry sales prices rose by 6.1 percent

In February 2025, industrial producer prices exceeded those of the previous year by an average of 8.2 percent. Domestic sales prices exceeded the values ​​of February of the previous year...

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KSH: the foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February

The foreign trade surplus in goods was 1.1 billion euros in February; the adjusted volume of exports was 0.9 percent, while imports were 0.1 percent lower than in January, the...

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Hungarian tourism continues to be on a strong path

In February 2025, tourism once again showed strong growth: domestic accommodation establishments registered more than 1 million guests and 2.3 million guest nights – an increase of 14 and 3.9...

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Based on employment data, Hungary is among the leaders in Europe

According to the data of the Central Statistical Office, in February 2025, nearly 4.7 million people worked in our country. The number of employed people remains outstanding, while the unemployment...

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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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