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Latest update: 08/05/2025

According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, financial corporations as well as households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) were in a net lending, while non-financial corporations and general government in a net borrowing position in the 4th quarter of 2024. The gross saving rate of households and NPISHs came to 17% and their gross investment rate to 6.6%. The gross profit share of non-financial corporations reached 41% and their gross investment rate 29%.
09/05/2025

In 2025, Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport celebrates its 75th anniversary. The airport, which started operating in 1943, was rebuilt after suffering severe damage in the Second World War and the inauguration ceremony of the new complex took place on 7 May 1950. The initial passenger traffic of 50 thousand rose to 17.6 million in 2024, surpassing the record year before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
07/05/2025

Bees are useful not only for honey production but a large part of the world’s agriculture also depends on them: by their pollinating activity they influence the reproduction of many plants. On the initiative of the Hungarian National Association of Beekeepers, the Day of Bees is held on 30 April from 1994 in Hungary, since life starts to flourish in beehives at around this time. The UN declared 20 May as World Bee Day from 2018, to draw attention this way as well to the importance of beekeeping. In addition to its use for food, honey is one of the oldest natural medicinal products, having about 70 kinds of curative effects as we know today.
30/04/2025

Based on international trends, the popularity of purchases on the internet rapidly increases in Hungary as well, more and more people recognise its advantages and take advantage of this. 56% of households placed an order on-line in the 4th quarter of 2024, and they spent an average 84.7 thousand forints in making purchases on the internet. E-buyers most often purchased articles of clothing and shoes (64%), which was followed by electrical goods (48%), the administration of overheads payments, and of various finances (42%), as well as the order of household equipment (31%).
24/04/2025

The deficit of the general government sector in Hungary was HUF 4,006 billion, 4.9% of GDP in 2024 based on preliminary data of national accounts. According to data produced in compliance with the methodological requirements of the system of national accounts (ESA 2010) the revenue of the general government sector was HUF 34,203 billion and its expenditure HUF 38,210 billion. Compared to 2023 revenues increased by 6.7% and expenditures by 2.9%.
22/04/2025

Easter is the most important celebration in Christianity, a symbol of rebirth and hope. Easter traditions include egg painting, water sprinkling and family gatherings with typical dishes such as ham and kolach (traditional sweet bread). The celebration has not only religious but also cultural significance, intertwined with the spirit of spring renewal.
16/04/2025

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16/04/2025

King Leopold I gave Debrecen free royal town status in a patent dated 11 April 1693, in commemoration of this event the city is celebrating since 1998 its day on 11 April. Debrecen was the capital of the country twice, since the mid-1980s it is the second most populous city of Hungary (preceding Miskolc). It is a significant economic and educational-cultural centre. The city is the first in the rank of county seats considering the number of registered enterprises, and the University of Debrecen hosts, among the tertiary educational institutions of Hungary, the most foreign students.
11/04/2025

In March 2025, rents were broadly stagnant (-0.1%) nationally, while in Budapest they increased (0.7%) compared to the previous month. The nominal rent index for March was 116% higher than the 2015 base nationally, 107% higher in the capital and 27% and 21% higher respectively in real terms. Over a year, nominal rents increased by 7-8% and real rents by 2-3%.
10/04/2025