Investment

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In the 1st quarter of 2023 the volume of investments decreased by 2.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, and increased by 1.0% compared to the previous quarter (seasonally adjusted). The investment volume has been shaped by a decrease in business activity. The decline in the performance of the current period was moderated mostly by the developments performed in the significant weight representing manufacturing industry, real estate activities as well as in agriculture.

The economic performance of Hungary surpassed in the 1st–3rd quarters of 2022 the one year earlier level by 6.1%. Consumer prices year-on-year increase in the first ten months was 12.7%, producer prices, characteristically, grew in a much faster pace. Compared to the high base caused by the pandemic, the number of deaths decreased by 9.3%, the natural decrease of the population in January–September 2022 amounted to 35 thousand people, 17% fewer year-on-year.