Key figures
Inflation
Indicator description
Average change in the prices of goods and services purchased by households for own use, compared to the same period of the previous year. The consumer price index less 100 equals the inflation rate.
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
GDP
Indicator description
Gross domestic product is the sum of gross value added produced by industries or sectors, valued at basic prices, and of the balance of taxes and subsidies on products, which cannot be divided by industry or sector, less financial intermediation services not divided by industry or sector. GDP volume change compared to the same period of the previous year is presented based on unadjusted data.
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
Population
Indicator description
The full-scope censuses conducted every ten years show a comprehensive
picture of the number and composition of the population. For determining
the annual population number in the period between two censuses, the starting
point is the population number of the last census, and from this, the
population was estimated by using natural increase or decrease data available
from the statistics of vital events until 2000. From 2001 international
migration is also taken into account.
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
Unemployment rate
Indicator description
The ratio of unemployed persons to the economically active population of corresponding age. The indicator can be calculated for different age groups, the default is the age group 15–74. Further selected age groups: 15–24, 25–54, 55–74.
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
Employment rate
Indicator description
The ratio of employed persons to the population of corresponding age. The indicator can be calculated for different age groups, the default is the age group 15–64. Further selected age groups: 15–24, 25–54, 55–64 and 20–64.
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
Industrial production
Indicator description
We measure changes of industrial production by variations of industrial
production values, however the impact of price change is filtered out.
We calculate the volume index of production based on comparative prices
data of the industrial production value (presented at reference period
price levels).
Source:
Summary tables (STADAT)
Latest data: –
Featured
Browse our data on the coronavirus epidemic
It is particularly important to present, in addition to our regular and detailed publications, the current situation of the areas most affected by the epidemic with flash estimates using a limited information base. Our WEEKLY MONITOR presents the economic and social impacts of the epidemic through daily, weekly and monthly updated preliminary data as a collection of interactive diagrams.
Published: 06/10/2020
Published: 06/10/2020
National accounts of Hungary, 2019 (second preliminary data)
The volume of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hungary was 4.6% larger in 2019 than a year earlier, and its value per capita approximated HUF 4.9 million. The deficit of the general government sector corresponded to 2.0% of GDP in 2019. Our publication contains in addition to the preliminary data for 2019 the final data for 2018, revised data for earlier years and the effects of a methodological change and routine revisions, the background to the calculations, too.
Transport performances, Quarter 2 2020
Freight transport performance continued to decline in the second quarter of 2020. As a result of an unfavourable market environment, performance in the sector started to decline already in the second half of 2019, which was accelerated from March 2020 by measures due to the coronavirus epidemic. International road haulage has been hit hardest by the downturn, however passenger transport performance has fallen even more. Passenger traffic at our international airports fell to a fraction of a year earlier.
Ongoing research – Rent index
Within the framework of a new cooperation between the official statistical service and the business sector, a „HCSO–ingatlan.com rent index” will be published, presenting up-to-date and detailed changes in home rental prices. HCSO and ingatlan.com data and innovative methods were used to create this index, preceded by nearly a year of research and preparation. The produced indicator will be monthly published on the HCSO website.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019
The yearbook presents how demographic, socio-economic trends and environmental characteristics changed over time in Hungary. The main indicators are illustrated in time series or regional comparisons by charts and maps; the interactive versions of these are available on our website. Spatial disparities among counties and regions as well as international indicators are presented in separate chapters. The internet annex contains the publication in PDF format and all tables in Excel format.
Regional Statistics, Volume 10, Number 2, 2020
The 2nd issue of 2020 of our Regional Statistics scientific journal features studies on the following topics: urban hierarchies, density-dependent population growth, Digital Economy and Society Index, volatility spillovers and time-frequency correlations, regional price dynamics, regional inflation dynamics, aviation sector, regional market place, solar power plants, traffic volume estimation between settlements, regional inequalities in front office services. Our visualisation rubric shows how coronavirus spread in Europe.
International trips, Quarter 1 2020
International trips, both to and from Hungary, showed an increasing trend in previous periods, which turned into a decline in the first quarter of 2020 (March). Due to the epidemic, Hungary introduced travel restrictions in mid-March, reducing foreign arrivals by 13% and inbound visitor spending by 7.9% at current prices in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Overnight business and conference arrivals as well as same day leisure and VFR arrivals decreased significantly, and 19% fewer outbound trips were made from Hungary.
Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, 1st quarter 2020
Due to the new coronavirus epidemic, lockdown restrictions were imposed, reducing road vehicle traffic, resulting in 8.3% fewer, 2,880, accidents on domestic roads in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Fatal accidents fell by a fifth (from 106 to 85), accidents involving serious injuries by 12% and accidents with minor injuries by 6.2%.
Hungarian Statistical Review, Volume 3, Number 1, 2020
The latest issue of the Hungarian Statistical Review scientific journal features studies on the following topics: a quasi Poisson-Aradhana distribution, a DEA approach to education efficiency, use of administrative registers in the 2021 census of the Republic of North Macedonia, and performance improvement of an emergency department with quantile regression. It also includes the obituary for world-renowned Hungarian statistician, Ödön Éltető.
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