The total number of visitors to the sixteen zoos, wildlife parks and culture parks operating in Hungary went over 4.1 million in 2025 (preliminary data).

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07/08/2026

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Latest update: 06/08/2026

The latest issue of the scientific journal features studies on the following topics: mapping functional catchment areas in Hungary; analysing economic and environmental sustainability in Kazakhstan; business students’ perceptions of labour market soft skills expectations; an environmentally extended input–output analysis of carbon footprint in the V4; the impact of federal contributions, and state revenue on economic sectors in Mexico; the characteristics, and perceived impacts of participation in online communities in Hungary; assessing EU member states’ circular economy transition; local economic resilience in urban–rural context in Turkey.
06/08/2026

Pesticide sales have increased some two-fold in Hungary since 2000. Pesticide use had a share of 6.8% in the intermediate consumption of agriculture in 2024. This proportion went up from 5.1% to 8.3% between the turn of the millennium and 2014, since when it has had a downward trend. In 2024, herbicides made up the largest share, 37% of the 20.5 thousand tonnes of sold pesticides, while 19% were fungicides, 17% insecticides and the remaining 27% other pesticides.
04/08/2026

Eighty years ago, on 1 August 1946, the forint was introduced in Hungary, replacing the pengő which became completely depreciated after World War II. In December 2025, a total of 737.5 million banknotes and 2.7 billion coins were in circulation. In recent years, the amount of cash in circulation gradually increased, amounting to nearly 9.9 thousand billion forints in May 2026.
31/07/2026

The volume of gross fixed capital formation in the national economy declined by 4.3% in 2025 compared with the previous year. Construction investment fell by 7.5%, while investment in machinery and equipment remained broadly unchanged. Manufacturing contributed 1.9 percentage points to the decline in investment volumes, real estate activities 0.8 percentage points, public administration and trade 0.5 percentage points each, while the energy sector contributed 0.1 percentage points. By contrast, transport and storage mitigated the decline by 1.6 percentage points.
30/07/2026

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20/07/2026

Rental asking prices increased on the housing market in June 2026: compared with the previous month, they rose by 0.9% nationwide and by 1.0% in Budapest. The June nominal rent index exceeded the 2021 base period by 73% both nationwide and in the capital, while in real terms it was 17% higher. Over the course of a year, nominal rents increased by around 5%, and real rents by around 3%.
17/07/2026

In 2025, the volume of Hungary’s goods exports decreased by 0.6%, while that of imports rose by 2.8%. As a result, the balance of external trade in goods deteriorated by HUF 94.7 billion, although it still showed a surplus of HUF 3.3 thousand billion. The volume of services exports increased by 3.1%, while that of imports fell by 1.0%. The services balance amounted to a surplus of HUF 5.1 thousand billion, HUF 567 billion more than in 2024.
15/07/2026

The volume of domestic industrial production was 3.2% lower in 2025 year-on-year. The production volume increased in only two of the 13 manufacturing subsections: in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products by 14.5%, in the manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing by 1.7%. Overall, industrial producer prices were 4.1% higher than in 2024.
15/07/2026