The economic performance increased by 0.4% in the European Union and by 1.7% in Hungary in Quarter 1 of 2024

GDP volume change in EU member countries, Quarter 1 2024*
Last update: 05/30/2024

The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 14 and decreased in 13 EU member states, including Hungary, in the 4th quarter of 2023

Change in the volume of gross fixed capital formation in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2023*
Last update: 05/30/2024

The volume of retail trade turnover in Hungary grew by 4.2% in March 2024, above the EU average, compared with a year earlier

Change in the volume of retail trade turnover in the EU member states, March 2024*
Last update: 05/30/2024

The rate of increase in prices was 2.6% on average in the European Union in April 2024. Inflation in Hungary was the fourth highest among the member states

Change in consumer prices, in EU member countries, April 2024*
Last update: 05/23/2024

The volume of industrial production decreased by 1.0% in the European Union and by 2.8% in Hungary in March 2024, year-on-year

Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, March 2024
Last update: 05/30/2024

Domestic construction output was 6.4% lower in March 2024 year-on-year. Among the V4 countries construction output volume decreased by 6.0% in Slovakia, by 8.3% in Czechia and by 9.6% in Poland.

Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, March 2024*
Last update: 05/30/2024

In March 2024, the value of exports of goods fell in all EU countries compared with a year earlier, with two-thirds of countries recording double-digit falls

Change in EUR the value of the export of goods, in the EU member states, March 2024
Last update: 05/23/2024

In Q4 of 2023, employment levels improved in most EU countries compared with a year earlier. Hungary ranks eighth in the EU and second in the V4

Employment rate of 15-64 year olds in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2023
Last update: 03/21/2024

In March 2024, Hungary had an unemployment rate of 4.4%, the eighth lowest in the EU

Unemployment rate of 15–74-year-olds in EU member states
Last update: 05/09/2024

Over the period up to week 10 of 2024, the number of deaths in Hungary declined by 9.2%, more than the EU average, compared to the average over the last five years

Change in the number of deaths in a given period of 2024*
Last update: 05/03/2024

In Q4 of 2023, housing prices rose in the majority of EU member states compared with a year earlier

Change in housing prices in EU member states, Quarter 4 2023*
Last update: 04/11/2024