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.
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Latest update: 28/09/2023

Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices was HUF 66 075 billion in 2022, increasing by 4.6 % at constant prices compared to the previous year. The amount of gross domestic product per capita was HUF 6.8 million, EUR 27 thousand calculated at purchasing power standard. The deficit of the general government sector amounted to HUF 4 126 billion in 2022, 6.2% of GDP, according to the preliminary data of the national accounts.
29/09/2023

As part of a series of national events called Cultural Heritage Days, the Palace of Statistics, now 125 years old, opened its doors again in 2023. The Open Days showcasing our built heritage were open to visitors who registered in advance to take part in guided tours of the historic building of HCSO in the Hungarian and English languages.

Compared to the previous year, almost twice as many visitors came to see the beauty of the historic building designed by Győző Czigler and to learn about the history of statistics and the Office. Today, the Palace of Statistics still fulfils the function for which it was originally intended: it has been the centre of Hungarian statistics for more than 125 years.
18/09/2023

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.
19/09/2023

Agricultural producer prices rose by 6.9% in the 1st half of 2023, within which the price of crop products diminished by 3.0% and that of animals and animal products increased by 32%. The 16% increase in input prices was influenced about to the same extent by the price rises for the components of intermediate consumption and for investments. The price level went up by 16% in the case of the former and by 15% for the latter. The value of the agricultural terms of trade was 92.2%.
23/03/2023

In Q2 2023 in Hungary, interurban passenger transport performance increased by 19%, freight transport performance decreased by 13% compared to the same period of the previous year. Despite the significant growth, passenger transport performance did not reach the level of four years earlier. The performance of freight transport is also one of the lowest in the last nine years. In Q2 2023, 55 thousand passenger cars were registered for the first time, 12% fewer than a year earlier.
06/09/2023

Rents continued to rise in July: both nationally and in the capital, they increased by 1.9% in one month. Supply rents rose in all regions of the country except Pest County. In Budapest, the highest increase was recorded in the transitional districts of Pest (3.0%). The rate of nominal rent growth continued to exceed the monthly rate of inflation in July, with real rents rising by 1.6% nationally and 1.7% in the capital compared to the previous month.
05/09/2023

The most recent issue of the scientific journal features studies on the following topics: digital skill-based centre-periphery differences in Europe, the relationship between socioeconomic development and corruption of 139 coutries, regional similarities in South America, the estimations of pooled dynamic panel data model for Sub-Saharan Africa, income distribution and environmental pollution in Iran, the impact of the Asian services trade partnership on the economic growth in Russia, trends in income inequality in Hungary, an adaptation of the basic resilience indicators for communities.
17/08/2023

After a peak year in 2021, the number of dwellings sold decreased in every quarter from 2022 onwards. This trend did not stop during the first quarter of 2023 either, with 31% fewer dwellings sold than a year earlier. The decline affected the new and second-hand housing markets to a similar extent. The fall in prices during the fourth quarter of 2022 was replaced by a 2.5% rise in the first quarter of 2023, with new dwellings rising by 6.0% and second-hand dwellings by 1.9%. In the villages, however, there was a general decrease in the prices of second-hand dwellings.
14/08/2023

In the first quarter of 2023, employment continued to expand year-on-year, mainly due to a pick-up in the primary labour market and an increase in foreign employment. The average number of employed persons in the population aged 15-74 was 4 million 696 thousand, 21 thousand more than in Q1 2022. The number of the unemployed increased by 18 thousand to 199 thousand. The size of the potentially available labour force did not change, but its composition did. The demand for additional labour has decreased. The purchasing power of earnings fell due to high inflation.
09/08/2023