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KSH: export and import declined in March
In March, the value of exports in euros decreased by 3.5, while imports by 3.2 percent compared to a year before, the trade balance surplus declined by 58 million euros...
Read moreThe “Agrárium 2016” agricultural data collection continues
Within the “Agrárium 2016” agricultural census of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), 590 thousand farmers will be listed in 1442 settlements from 1 June to 15 July. The Central Statistical...
Read moreKSH: the volume of investments decreased in the first quarter
The volume of investments decreased by 9.6 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to a year before. According to the seasonally adjusted volume indices, compared with the...
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Grocery retail back on track
Retail volume sales improved by 6.5 percent from the base period level in February 2016; adjusted for calendar effects, the sales growth was 6.4 percent. Food and food-type retail sales...
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0.2 percent lower consumer prices in March
In March consumer prices dropped 0.2 percent according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In comparison with March 2015, food prices augmented by 0.7 percent. Seasonal product prices elevated by...
Read moreNGM: retail sales are increasing for 33 months
Domestic retail sales continues to rise for 33 months – Marczinkó Zoltán, Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told M1 news channel on Wednesday, in...
Read moreKSH: the number of employees continued to increase
The number of employees continued to increase in the three months from February to April: compared with the first quarter by 31 thousand, and compared to the same period of...
Read moreKSH: March retail sales growth slowed slightly
In March the annual growth rate of retail sales slowed slightly. According to the calendar effect adjusted data the retail trade volume was 4.2 percent, compared to a year before....
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KSH: the wage growth continued to accelerate in March
In March, the average gross earnings were 6.6, while net earnings were 8.2 percent higher than a year ago. Public workers adjusted, the average gross earnings were 7.2 while net...
Read moreHungarian economy slowed
In the first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year – was based on an initial estimate by the...
Read moreKSH: Easter and March 15 were good for tourism
In March, the number of guest nights spent by domestic guests increased by 24.5 percent, compared to the previous year, which has mainly seasonal causes, such as the 15 March...
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Analysts expected an increase in trade surplus
Analysts interviewed by MTI expect a trade surplus during the coming months. Despite the decline in March, the annual surplus may reach or exceed 8 billion euros. According to the...
Read moreKSH: retail sales in March rose by 4.2 percent
The annual growth rate of retail sales was slowing slightly in March. According to the calendar effect adjusted data, the retail trade volume was 4.2 percent higher than a year...
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KSH: trade surplus is close to one billion euros
In February, the value of exports in euro increased by 8.0 percent, while imports were 7.4 percent higher than in the previous year. Exports amounted to 7.771 billion euros, while...
Read moreKSH: e-commerce is expanding constantly
Mail orders and Internet purchases reached the 2.5 percent of last year’s total domestic retail market turnover. The sales revenue was 229 billion HUF; Since 2010, the sales volume increased...
Read moreKSH: Hungary's economic performance is in the midfield in the EU
The performance growth of the Hungarian economy continued in 2015. The gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.9 percent in 2015, compared to a year before. With this economic output...
Read moreThe KSH is preparing for another agro-economic structural census
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) is preparing for another agro-economic structural census called “Agrárium 2016” between 15 May and 15 July this year. The census aim to track the changes...
Read moreKSH: employment increased further
The number of employees increased further in the first quarter and 145 thousand more peple are working than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday....
Read moreA 4 percent decline in live cattle exports
According to the data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), a 4 percent decline occured in January 2016 compared to January of 2015 – agroinform.hu wrote. The main partners were...
Read moreKSH: retail sales increased more in February than the preliminary data indicated
Retail sales in February reached an even greater momentum than the preliminary data indicated. Retail sales in February increased by 6.7 percent, compared to a year before and by 6.6...
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Analysts expect further real earnings growth
Analysts interviewed by MTI expect the accelerating growth of real wages and say that the labor shortages in several sectors and low inflation also help the growth. The Central Statistical...
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KSH: the rise in earnings accelerated slightly
In February, the average gross earnings were 5.9 percent higher, while the average net earnings were 7.5 percent higher, due to the 1 percentage point reduction in the rate of...
Read moreThat is how food prices increased in the past 10 years
On the basis of the data of the Central Statistical Office, penzcentrum.hu collected how food became more expensive in the past 10 years. Here's the list: Pork: 1000 HUF ->...
Read moreHousehold consumption increased by nearly 9 percent last year
The monthly expenditure of households per capita grew by 8.9 percent in 2015 and was an average of 74 608 HUF. The highest proportion of the household expenditure (26.7 percent...
Read moreKSH: the rise of agricultural producer prices slowed down in February
In February, agricultural producer prices rose by 2.8 percent, compared to the same period of the last year. The price of crop products grew by 7.3 percent, while the price...
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NGM: a strong year start for tourism
The substantial expansion of the international demand and the well-balanced increaseof domestic tourism resulted in a strong year start in the sector – the National Economy Ministry (NGM) emphasized in...
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KSH: foreign trade turnover picked up in February
The euro-denominated value of exports rose 8.0 percent in February after a 0.9 percent rise in January. Imports also picked up, exceeding 7.4 percent from a year earlier after a...
Read moreNGM: retail trade may grow by 6-8 percent this year
This year, retail sales can increase by a pace similar to last year, by an average of 6-8 percent, according to the calculations of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM)...
Read moreRetail sales momentum is back in February
After the halt in January, the momentum in consumption returned in February. The volume of retail sales increased by 6.5 percent, while according to the calendar-adjusted data, a 6.4 percent...
Read moreAnalysts expect a growth of around 4-5 percent in retail this year
The retail data in February significantly exceeded the analysts' expectations, according to experts interviewed by MTI. According to experts interviewed by MTI, the turnover growth may accelerate later in the...
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