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KSH: the number of employees continued to increase
Date: 2019-02-27 11:12:57
Between November 2018 and January 2019, the average number of employees was 4 million 481 thousand, 45 thousand more than a year before. The employment rate of 15-64 year-olds increased...
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KSH: retail sales increased by six percent in 2018
Date: 2019-02-21 11:50:57
Retail trade turnover in December last year was 3.7 percent higher than a year ago, according to the raw data. Calendar day effect adjusted the growth was 4.1 percent. In...
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The average earnings increased by more than 11 percent last year
Date: 2019-02-21 11:35:58
In December last year, the average gross earnings were 360,000 HUF, 10.2 percent more than a year before. In January-December 2018, gross average earnings were 329,900 HUF, and net average...
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The volume of plant production and livestock production increased
Date: 2019-02-20 11:40:11
Hungary was among the best performing EU countries on the basis of the real income of production factors per labor unit – Világgazdaság Online wrote on the basis of the...
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Agricultural producer prices increased by 2.7 percent last year
Date: 2019-02-15 11:51:55
Last year, agricultural producer prices increased by 2.7 percent. The prices for plant products increased by 5.8 percent, but live animals and animal products increased by 2.2 percent, compared to...
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KSH: GDP grew by 4.8 percent last year
Date: 2019-02-14 11:50:37
According to the raw data, Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.8 percent, according to the raw data. Seasonally and calendar effect adjusted the growth was 4.9 percent in...
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The performance of Hungarian hotels is also outstanding in international comparison
Date: 2019-02-13 10:41:07
Hotels in Hungary closed an outstanding year in international comparison. The revpar indicator was the second highest in the Central and Eastern European region after Austria and ahead of the...
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Prices increased by 2.7 percent in January
Date: 2019-02-12 11:40:17
In January this year, consumer prices were on average 2.7 percent higher than a year before, just like last December – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The...
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KSH: commercial accommodation establishments received 5.2 percent more guests in 2018
Date: 2019-02-12 10:28:25
Commercial accommodations registered 5.2 percent more, 12.5 million guests, and 3.8 percent more 30.9 million guest nights last year. Foreign guests spent 2.4 percent more, and domestic guests spent 5.3...
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KSH: Foreign trade balance surplus remained above six billion euros in 2018
Date: 2019-02-08 11:15:39
The value of exports in euro increased by 4.3 percent in 2018, while imports increased by 6.9 percent, compared to the previous year. Foreign trade balance surplus became 6,041 billion...
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Analysts: retail sales growth was surprisingly slow last December
Date: 2019-02-06 11:45:11
The annual growth rate of retail sales surprisingly slowed down in December last year – market analysts told MTI, commenting the data of KSH’s first estimate published today. They conclude...
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Retail sales increased by six percent in 2018
Date: 2019-02-05 11:55:48
In December last year, retail trade turnover was 3.7 percent, according to the raw data, while calendar effect adjusted it was 4.1 percent higher than a year before. At the...
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Imports increased
Date: 2019-02-04 11:30:03
In November last year, the value of exports calculated in euro increased by 4.5 percent, while the value of imports calculated in euro increased by 7.3 percent – according to...
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The KSH conducts a trial census in agriculture in February
Date: 2019-02-01 11:15:57
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) is conducting a full agricultural census in the summer of 2020 (Agrárcenzus 2020). The agency is conducting a trial test between 1 and 28 February...
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Fruit and vegetable prices went in opposite directions
Date: 2019-01-31 13:58:52
In November 2018 agricultural production prices grew by 4.4 percent from the level of November 2017 – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). This increase was the result of vegetable...
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Retail sales were developing well at the end of last year
Date: 2019-01-31 13:53:03
In November 2018 like-for-like retail volume sales augmented by 5 percent; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 4.9 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Non-food sales...
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Consumer prices were up 2.8 percent on average last year
Date: 2019-01-31 13:48:05
According to a report by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), consumer prices were 2.8 percent higher in 2018 than in 2017; food prices jumped 4.2 percent. In comparison with December...
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Good performance from the poultry sector
Date: 2019-01-31 13:31:09
According to the latest market report of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI), the European Commission forecasts that the EU’s poultry meat production will keep growing until 2030. Between January...
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Analysts: policy intervention is needed to increase employment
Date: 2019-01-31 11:20:03
The Hungarian economy practically reached full employment last year. The 3.6 percent unemployment data of the fourth quarter of 2018 indicate a tight labor market, and a further policy intervention...
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We are running out of domestic potatoes
Date: 2019-01-30 11:49:42
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute, 192.7 thousand tons of potatoes were produced on 8046 hectares last year. The average yield ranged from 13.4 to 50 tons – Világgazdaság...
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KSH: the number of employed increased in the fourth quarter of last year
Date: 2019-01-30 11:30:00
In October-December last year, the average number of employees was 4 million 481 thousand, 34 thousand more than a year before. The employment rate of 15-64-year-olds increased by 0.7 percentage...
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KSH measured double-digit earnings growth
Date: 2019-01-22 11:45:08
In November last year gross and net earnings were 10.4 percent higher than a year before, gross average earnings were 355,100 forints – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on...
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The KSH renews earnings statistics
Date: 2019-01-22 11:13:04
From January 2019, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) renews its collection of earnings statistics. The monthly earnings and earnings information will be collected from the National Tax and Customs...
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The turnover of commercial accommodations grew by 3.7 percent in November
Date: 2019-01-16 10:45:34
In November last year, the number of foreign guests increased by 4.8 percent and approached 420,000. The 990,000 guest nights they spent were 1.6 percent more than a year before....
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KSH: Prices rose by 2.8 percent last year and by 2.7 percent in December
Date: 2019-01-15 11:50:42
Last year, consumer prices were on average 2.8 percent higher than a year before, when inflation was 2.4 percent year-on-year. In December, prices rose by an average of 2.7 percent,...
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KSH: export surplus continued to decrease
Date: 2019-01-09 11:46:04
In November last year, the value of exports in euro increased by 4.7 percent and imports by 7.3 percent, compared to the previous year. The foreign trade surplus fell by...
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KSH: retail sales continued to increase
Date: 2019-01-07 11:59:45
According to the raw data of last November, retail sales increased by 5.3 percent and calendar effect adjusted by 5.2 percent, compared to a year before – the Central Statistical...
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KSH: employment remained close to the peak
Date: 2019-01-07 11:08:59
During the three-month period of last September-November, the average number of employees was 4,494 thousand, 44,000 more than a year before. The employment rate of the 15-64 year-olds increased by...
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Retail sales continue to thrive
Date: 2018-12-18 11:55:05
Retail sales in October increased by 6.4 percent. Calendar effect adjusted increased by 5.5 percent, compared to the previous year, according to a second estimate of the Central Statistical Office...
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Agricultural producer prices increased by more than 5 percent in October
Date: 2018-12-14 11:48:32
In October, agricultural producer prices increased by 5.1 percent, compared to a year before, following a 6.2 percent rise in the previous month. The price of plant products increased by...
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