It is particularly important to present, in addition to our regular and detailed publications, the current situation of the areas most affected by the pandemic with flash estimates using a limited information base. Our WEEKLY MONITOR presents the economic and social impacts of the pandemic through daily, weekly and monthly updated preliminary data as a collection of interactive diagrams.

Published: 21/06/2021

Partly as a result of the restrictions maintained and reintroduced owing to the epidemic, the number of accidents fell by 14% during the 1st quarter 2021, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. A total of 2,475 accidents occurred on the public roads in Hungary. The number of deaths slightly increased, while the number of severe and minor injuries significantly decreased. There were considerably fewer drunk-driving accidents.
22/06/2021

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 January edition of the monthly updated dashboard is accessible here, with the latest available data for each indicator.
17/06/2021

In the first quarter of 2021, freight transport performance fell by 3.8% compared to a year earlier, mainly due to a decline in pipeline transport. Passenger traffic was more affected by the pandemic, with interurban transport decreasing by 53% and urban transport by 43% in performance. Air transport performance declined sharply by 96%. In the first quarter of 2021, 10% fewer cars were registered for the first time in the country than a year earlier.
14/06/2021

Agricultural producer prices were up by 13% in the 1st quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year. Within this, crop products became 25% more expensive, while live animals and animal products 7.9% cheaper. The keen international demand increased cereal and oil crop prices. Although pig prices were reduced between March 2020 and February 2021 because of the decrease in demand caused by the epidemic, the trend was broken after a year. Input prices rose by 7.3%.
11/06/2021

Rents have been rising for the third month in a row in Hungary: both nationally and in Budapest, rents have increased by 1.3% in a month. Dwellings were offered at higher prices than in the previous month in all district groups of the capital. Despite the upward trend, apartments in the inner districts of Pest, which dominate the supply in Budapest, are still available for rent at prices almost 20% lower than the peak in January 2020.
28/05/2021