It is exceptionally important to us to provide more up-to-date information on the social and economic developments in our country, in addition to our regular and detailed publications.
Our WEEKLY MONITOR provides insights into trends in key areas through weekly, monthly and quarterly data from our interactive chart collection.
Most WEEKLY MONITOR charts can also be downloaded in image and data formats (PNG, SVG and CSV).

Latest update: 25.05.2023.

Because of the extreme drought, the harvest of the main field crops was significantly lower in 2022 than in the previous year. 10% less barley, 21% less wheat, harvested in the largest quantity, and 57% less maize, exposed the most to the drought, were reaped. The yield of sunflower, despite the growth in its production area, was down by 29% and that of rape, grown on a smaller area than previously, by 31%. As an impact of crop failures and uncertainties in supplies, procurement prices rose to record levels.

17/05/2023

The dashboard contains monthly and quarterly indicators form a number of statistical areas relevant for tracking the economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, across countries and time. The monthly updated chart collection with the latest available data for each indicator is available here.
17/05/2023

In March the increase in rents continued at a more moderate pace than in the previous two months: they became 0.8% higher nationally and 0.9% higher in Budapest in a month, rising in all district groups in the capital city. In annual terms, the growth rate of nominal rents continues to be lower than inflation; therefore, their real value was 5–6% below the year-earlier value. After a slight increase in February, real rents compared to the previous month stagnated in March.
11/05/2023

The growth rate of 7.5% for the housing loan portfolio in 2022 has slowed compared to the previous four years. Loans approved and disbursed fell short of the previous year. The weight of second-hand housing purchases declined, while lending for new housing expanded. In the second half of 2022, in addition to the increase in lending for new housing, the amount disbursed for the purchase of second-hand housing barely exceeded half of the value for the same period of the previous year.
05/05/2023

The most recent issue of the scientific journal features studies on the following topics: the impact of Covid-19 on the spatial concentration of business failures, spatiotemporal patterns of Covid-19 confirmed deaths at the NUTS-2 regional level, expected effects of the Covid-19 on the G7 stock markets, effects of weather on the health in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, categorisation of regions in the European Union, urban amenities index and its effect on migration, exploring the determinants of ecological efficiency, Balkan countries with respect to sustainable development goals.
21/04/2023

The deficit of the general government sector in Hungary, in 2022, was HUF 4,159 billion, 6.2% of the GDP based on preliminary data of national accounts. The debt of the general government sector at the end of 2022 – based on data of the National Bank of Hungary – was HUF 48,837 billion, 73.3% of the GDP.
21/04/2023

Hungary’s GDP amounted to HUF 19,224 billion in the 4th quarter of 2022. Solely non-financial corporations were in a net lending position, the other sectors being net borrowers in the period indicated. The saving rate of households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) reached 8.4%. Similarly to the previous quarters, the gross fixed capital formation rate of the total economy remained at a high level (27%).
13/04/2023