Hungarian Central Statistical Office

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First releases

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First releases

Fewer births and deaths, Vital events, January–April 2013
- According to preliminary data, in the first four months of 2013, 27,453 children were born, 5.8 percent fewer than a year earlier. The number of deceases was 44,550, which meant a decrease of 5.1 percent compared to January–April 2012. Natural decrease was by 686 persons lower than in the previous year, it amounted to 17,097 persons.
Average gross earnings amounted to HUF 226,700, Earnings, January–April 2013
- In the national economy – at corporations employing at least 5 persons, budgetary and designated non-profit institutions – average gross earnings increased by 3.4%, while net earnings excluding family tax benefits grew by 4.7% compared to the previous year.
The volume of construction output increased by 9.8% in April, Construction, April 2013
- In April 2013, construction output increased by 9.8% year-on-year according to unadjusted data. In addition to the low base in the previous year the growth of construction of building structures and that of road and railway constructions contributed to this rise in April.

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Key figures

Population, thousand people (1 January 2012)	9,958
Consumer price change (inflation), % (April 2013)	1.7
Unemployment rate, % (February –April 2013)	11.0
GDP, % (Quarter 1 2013)	–0.9
Volume of industrial production, % (April 2013, preliminary)	–5.3

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In the spotlight

Hungary, 2012

The HCSO has been providing its readers with the publication series entitled Hungary already for 19 years to:
• present the major characteristics of the society, the demographic situation, the most important facts and trends in the labour market in 2012 and the changes in living conditions;
• provide a picture of the domestic and international macro-economic and financial trends, as well as of the performance of the principal branches in the national economy.
Retail trade, Quarter 1 2013

In quarter 1 2013, according to preliminary data, retail sales in Hungary totalled HUF 1778.3 billion at current prices, HUF 17.2 billion more than a year ago. The volume of sales fell by an unadjusted 1.7% and by a calendar adjusted 2.2%
Statistical report: Economy and society, January–March 2013

The latest issue of the Statistical Report provides a comprehensive picture of the most important socio-economic trends and features. The analysis is supplemented by inset figures and tables, as well as by Excel tables providing an opportunity for a detailed overview.
Transport performances and road traffic accidents, Quarter 1 2013

In quarter 1 2013, goods transport decreased year-on-year by 7% in volume and by 5% in performance expressed in freight tonne kilometres. In the first three months of this year, both urban and interurban passenger transport fell by 2% in volume and performance compared to the previous year. In quarter 1 2013, the number of road traffic accidents involving personal injury was down by 6% compared with the same period of 2012.
Housing prices, housing price index, Quarter 4 2012

This publication outlines the state of the housing market through the most important indicators of relevance. The below published housing price indices, as aggregate figures, are among the housing price indices of Eurostat. Due to the harmonised methodology, these data are fully comparable across the European countries as well as with the aggregated indices of the EU member states.