Information, communication

Mobile market further expanded, the number of subscriptions increased by 5.5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2018. Within it monthly subscriptions play an ever growing part, their proportion reached 70%. The number of internet subscriptions grew by 3.5%, the fixed-line and the wireless segments came along in a similar proportion. Mobile internet subscriptions surpassed 7 million, mobile network data traffic increased by one and a half time in one year.

In 2018, the Hungarian economy performed 4.9% better compared to the previous year. In parallel with economic growth, the labour market continued to expand dynamically. An important pillar of GDP growth was the improvement in the willingness of economic stakeholders to invest and the use of EU funds. In 2018, among factors influencing population number, the number of births declined faster than that of deaths. So the natural decline of the population continued. The total fertility rate was the same as in 2017, and the inclination to have children was significantly above the 2011 low.