Construction

Construction output volume, based on raw, as well as on calendar-adjusted data was above the previous year’s level by 4.9% in July 2025. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings rose by 5.7%, that of civil engineering grew by 4.7%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output was above the June 2025 level by 0.8%.

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The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic trends, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data in some 500 tables, charts and maps. In the chapter devoted to earnings and incomes, it is a novelty compared to previous years that net earnings in which allowances and types of exemptions are accounted for, too, came into focus from 2019. In the number of employees, people working in working time shorter than 60 working hours per month are also taken into account. In addition, the theme of environment is completed with areas declared world heritage sites by UNESCO.

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Our series of infographics, based on the most important data from the Hungarian-language publication Hungary, 2024 provides a comprehensive picture of the social and economic state of our country and the main characteristics of our environment. The next infographic in the series presents the main data of the sectoral overview. The English extract from the publication is available here: Hungary, 2024, and the full Hungarian-language version here: Magyarország, 2024.

The performance of the Hungarian economy in the 1st quarter of 2025 was identical with the same period of the previous year’s level. Increasing performance in the service sector as well as the growth in consumption had a positive impact on the GDP. The continuing setback of the industry and construction, a subdued investment activity, the deterioration in the balance of the external trade counterbalanced this trend. Regarding the labour market, employment rate – considering the 1st quarters’ values – was the highest ever, while the unemployment rate lessened.

Hungary’s GDP increased by 0.5% amid global challenges in 2024. The performance of goods-producing industries lessened, while that of service-providing ones rose, which shows the duality of economic trends. Household consumption picked up, which was considerably encouraged by the purchasing power of earnings growing again with the inflationary wave calming down. Besides, the data series reveal that the level of employment reached another peak.

Construction output in 2023 – reaching HUF 7387 billion at current price - following a two-year long growth, lagged behind the one year earlier level by 5.0% at comparative price. The downturn in production was due to the 5.6% volume decrease in the construction of buildings and the 3.8% fallback in civil engineering works. The volumes of new contracts concluded in 2023 and that of end-of-year stock of contracts both lessened, the former by 11.2%, the latter by 23.5%.