Industry

Statistics on industry comprises three sections (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy industry). Extraction of natural minerals, transformation of basic materials and products into new products, electricity, gas, steam, hot water supply are defined as industrial activities. Beside industry significantly influencing economic performance, the division group also has an important role in employment. Industrial statistics offers information – beside production data – about sales directions (domestic and export sales) as well as about orders relating to industrial products and services and their change over time.

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Browse our data on the coronavirus pandemic

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.

Industrial production increased by 39.1%, Industry, May 2021 (second estimate)

In May 2021 the volume of industrial production exceeded by 39.1% the low base level of last year’s May, caused by coronavirus pandemic related restrictions. Based on working-day adjusted data production rose by 40.2%. All manufacturing subsections contributed to the significant increase. The growth in the manufacture of transport equipment and that of electrical equipment was above average, while the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations extended in the least degree. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data industrial output was 3.4% higher than in April 2021.

Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2020

The Covid19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the socio-economic developments in Hungary in 2020. The latest pocketbook shows, for example, that compared to the previous year, the output of the national economy decreased by 5%, the number of private enterprises temporarily ceasing their activities increased to 103,000, more people teleworked than before, there were fewer traffic accidents, more mail and courier deliveries were sent, and fewer but longer phone calls were made.

Hungary, 2020 Q3

In relation with the coronavirus pandemic the performance of the Hungarian economy decreased by 5.5% in the 1st – 3rd semesters of 2020, this result is replacing the 4-5% growths of the corresponding periods of the previous three years. During the same time the average GDP of the EU-27 states shrunk in a larger degree than the Hungarian one, by 7.0%. The population of Hungary decreased by 29 thousand people between January-October 2020 due to the natural decrease, this number is 5 thousand less year-on-year.