Industry
Statistics on industry comprises three sections (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy industry). Extraction of natural minerals, transformation of basic materials and products into new products, electricity, gas, steam, hot water supply are defined as industrial activities. Beside industry significantly influencing economic performance, the division group also has an important role in employment. Industrial statistics offers information – beside production data – about sales directions (domestic and export sales) as well as about orders relating to industrial products and services and their change over time.
Key figures
Share of industry in gross added value
Indicator description
Share of industry (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy industry) in the national economy’s gross added value, calculated at current base price.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Volume change in domestic sales of industry
Indicator description
Change in net sales revenue coming from industrial products and services produced and sold in Hungary compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted with the sales price changes in domestic sales, adjusted for working day.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: April 2025
Volume change in export sales of industry
Indicator description
Change in net sales revenue coming from industrial products and services sold abroad compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted with the sales price changes in export sales, working day adjusted.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: April 2025
Volume change in industrial production
Indicator description
We measure changes in industrial production by variations in the value of industrial production, while eliminating the impact of the price change. We calculate the volume index of production using industrial production value data given at comparative prices (expressed at reference-period price levels) and working day adjusted.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: April 2025
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Snapshots, 2024 - Industry
The volume of domestic industrial production was 4.0% lower in 2024 year-on-year. Output lessened in nine of the – great majority of production ensuring - manufacturing subsections, most of all in the manufacture of electrical equipment. Output in the largest weight representing vehicle production decreased as well. Food industry, however, enhanced its performance.
Hungary, 2024
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.
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The volume of industrial production lessened by 5.0% year-on-year, compared to the previous month it grew by 1.5%; Industry, April 2025 (second estimate)
The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 5.0% in April 2025, based on working-day adjusted data, declined by 2.3%. Production dropped in the great majority of manufacturing subsections, at the highest rate in the manufacture of electrical equipment. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.5% higher than in March 2025.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023
The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.
Hungary, 2023
Geopolitical tensions continued to overshadow economic developments in 2023, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.9%. Inflationary pressures gradually eased, but the 17.6% annual increase in consumer prices led to a decline in real earnings and consumption, and negatively affected investment decisions. Despite the economic difficulties, employment has reached a record high. In 2023, the number of deaths and births continued to fall, in addition to the decrease in the number of women of childbearing age.
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Methodological information
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Industry, April 2025 (first estimate) | 06/06/2025 | 04/07/2025 |
Industry, April 2025 (second estimate) | 13/06/2025 | 15/07/2025 |
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, 2024 | 01/07/2025 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2024 | 27/05/2025 |
Hungary 1st-3rd quarters of 2024 | 09/01/2025 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 | 27/11/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2024 | 14/10/2024 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 | 29/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2024 Q1 | 26/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2023 | 27/06/2024 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2023 | 27/05/2024 |
Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |