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Earnings continued to grow
In July, average gross and non-discounted earnings increased by 10.7 percent and net earnings, adjusted for discounts, increased by 10.9 percent year-on-year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on...
Read moreHungarian Tourism Agency: Hungary is a popular destination
Hungary was a popular destination in August and the number of visitors to Hungarian accommodations increased further – the Hungarian Tourism Agency told MTI. Thecommunication recalled the report of the...
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KSH: the turnover of commercial accommodations increased in August
In August, the turnover of commercial accommodation increased. The 4.634 million spent guest nights increased by 1.6 percent, compared to August last year – according to the Central Statistical Office...
Read moreKSH: the rise in agricultural producer prices has slowed
Thanks to a sharp slowdown in the prices of vegetables, fruits and potatoes, the annual rate of increase in agricultural producer prices slowed down from the 8.1 percent of July...
Read moreKSH: prices increased by 2.8 percent in September
Consumer prices increased by 2.8 percent on average in September, compared to a year before. Compared to August prices increased by 0.1 percent – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced...
Read moreAnalysts: consumption remains the engine of growth
The retail sales growth rate in August was in line with the average of the first eight months, so it fits in with this year’s trend and does not indicate...
Read moreKSH: retail sales continued to increase
According to raw data, calendar effect adjusted retail trade turnover in August was 5.3 percent higher than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday. Food...
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Employment may peak
Employment may have peaked, and further expansion may be hampered by labor shortages, especially in an uncertain global market environment – analysts told MTI in response to employment and unemployment...
Read moreKSH: full agricultural census next summer again
Next summer, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a full agricultural census. The aim of the Agricultural Census conducted every ten years is to give a realistic, objective picture...
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34,000 more have worked in the last three months than a year ago
In June-August, 34,000 more people were employed than a year earlier, with the average number of employees rising to 4 million 517,000, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday....
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BDO: the growth of the tourism industry can reach double-digit growth this year
The tourism sector’s revenue growth could be up to more than 10 percent this year. Boosting domestic demand plays a significant role in it – BDO Hungary’s Hotel and Real...
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Eating habits will be assessed again
Hungarian eating habits will be assessed again as part of the European Population Health Survey – the head of department of the National Institute for Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI) said....
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Expensive tomato
As of 1 January 2019 the VAT on UHT and ESL milk reduced from 18 to 5 percent. Data from the first 32 weeks of the year indicate that the...
Read moreGrowth in agricultural producer prices has slowed down
In July, the annual growth rate of agricultural producer prices declined to a single-digit level. Following a 10.5 percent rise in June, acquisition prices were 8.5 percent higher in July...
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KSH: the turnover of commercial accommodation decreased in July
In July, the number of foreign visitors decreased by 2.4 percent and the guest nights spent by them decreased by 5.4 percent. In July, 687,000 guests spent 1,884 million guest...
Read moreKSH: consumer prices rose by 3.1 percent in August
In August, consumer prices rose by an average of 3.1 percent year-on-year, down 0.1 percent from July – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The annual rate of...
Read moreAnalysts: the rise in wages lays the foundations for retail sales growth
In July, after two months of modest growth, retail business turnover increased dynamically again. The double-digit wage growth predicting continued sustained growth in consumption and retail, thereby remaining an important...
Read moreKSH: retail sales growth accelerated further
According to the raw data, retail sales grew 6.9 percent in July, while calendary effect adjusted by 6.4 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year, following the...
Read moreKSH: export surplus was 488 million euros in June
In June, the value of exports in euro terms fell by 7.3 percent, while the value of imports fell by 2.3 percent, and the export surplus of 488 million euros...
Read moreKSH: services and investments contributed the most to the GDP growth in the second quarter
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.9 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period of last year, up 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the...
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Analysts: wages increased significantly in June
Wages increased significantly in June. The growth is mostly influenced by the continued strong demand for labor, analysts say. The Central Statistics Office announced on Friday that in June gross...
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KSH: earnings continued to rise
In June, average gross earnings were 364,800 HUF, 10.6 percent higher than the year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) told MTI on Friday. According to the data of...
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Investments increased by 18.8 percent in the second quarter
In the second quarter, the dynamic expansion of national investments continued throughout the year. The volume of developments was 18.8 percent above last year’s level of 16.2 percent – the...
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The number of employees continued to increase
During the three-month period of May-July, the average number of employees was 4 million 518 thousand, 34 thousand, or 0.8 percent more than a year before. The employment rate of...
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Statistical data about the hospitality sector in 2018
Károly Zerényi, a member the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs’ (MVI) body of representatives has prepared a report on the performance of Hungary’s hospitality sector in 2018, based on the new-methodology...
Read moreAnalysts: GDP growth outperformed expectations in the second quarter
The second quarter GDP growth has outperformed market expectations. Analysts interviewed by MTI are expecting faster growth for the year as a whole than the government and the central bank....
Read moreKSH: GDP increased by 4.9 percent in the second quarter
Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.9 percent in the second quarter and by 5.1 percent in the second quarter, according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted and balanced data, compared...
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KSH: the rise in agricultural producer prices accelerated further in June
In June, agricultural producer prices increased by an average 10.5 percent, compared to the average of the previous year. The annual increase in crop and horticultural products jumped from the...
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KSH: the revenues of commercial accomodiations increased by 13.3 percent in June
In June, the number of foreign visitors increased by 5.0 percent, while the number of guest nights increased by 3.7 percent, the number of domestic guests increased by 2.8 percent...
Read moreConsumer prices increased by 3.3 percent in July
In July, consumer prices were 3.3 percent higher on average year-on-year, and were 0.2 percent higher compared to June – according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Inflation declined further,...
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