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: 18.01.2022.

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.
17/12/2021

GDP was HUF 13,837 billion in Hungary in the 3rd quarter of 2021. Non-financial corporations and the general government sector were net borrowers, while households and financial corporations were net lenders in that quarter. The saving ratio of households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) decreased to 11%. The gross fixed capital formation rate of the total economy (32%) remained at a high level.
14/01/2022

Mobile network data traffic increases continuously, surpassing the previous year’s data in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by 35%. Optical network based internet subscriptions continued to increase in number, these represented more than one-third of the fixed line subscriptions in the 3rd quarter of 2021. The average length of calls initiated from mobile and fixed line networks lagged behind the peak values measured during the height of the pandemic, although surpassed the pre-pandemic values.
12/01/2022

In the 2021/2022 school year 1.8 million children and young people attend the different levels of initial, vocational and tertiary education in Hungary according to preliminary data. Compared to the previous school year, the number of kindergarten children and students in primary schools decreased, while that of students in secondary and tertiary educational institutions increased. There are more part-time students in secondary and tertiary education than in the previous school year.
04/01/2022

The gradual lifting of epidemiological restrictions has led to an improvement in labour market indicators. Additional demand for labour has picked up in the economy, resulting in a reduction in the number of unemployed and an increase in the number of employed. By the end of the half-year, employment had already exceeded its pre-pandemic level. Average monthly gross earnings rose by 8.4% and the amount of remuneration in excess of earnings increased significantly compared to a year earlier.
22/12/2021

The Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary has been published, it summarises the main socio-economic indices of the counties and regions, and presents several data of the European Union’s regions.
The volume publishes, for the first time, information on home office, this being a significant aspect in the light of the Covid 19 pandemic. The book reveals that while on average every fifth employee worked from home in Budapest, this number was one in 18 for the rest of the country.
22/12/2021

Rents continued to rise in November, up 1.1% nationally and 0.8% in Budapest compared to the previous month. In the capital, rents were 13% higher than the January low and 11% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Among district groups, the biggest rent increases since January were in the inner districts of Pest (15%).
22/12/2021

Agricultural producer prices rose by 16% in quarters 1–3 of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year. Crop product prices increased by 25% and the price of live animals and animal products by 1.7%. Within crop products, cereals and oil crops became substantially more expensive, which was due to the keen international demand. Input prices were up by 12%, mainly because of an increase in energy and fertiliser prices.
21/12/2021

The real value of insurance-related family benefits further rose in 2020. Out of the recipients of professional child protection provision, the proportion of those living with foster parents exceeded 70% in 2020. The number of people receiving local social benefit reached 800 thousand. Four-fifths of the recipients of social catering were aged 65 years or over. The average per capita amount of pensions and other benefits came to the half of average net earnings. Eight-tenths of the people receiving these benefits were old-age pensioners.
20/12/2021