Transport

Transport statistics is about performances related to forwarding goods and the spatial movement of persons. Statistics on the movement of people have two main areas: interurban passenger transport (public transport between two settlements) and local passenger transport (public transport within a settlement). It also monitors the transport infrastructure involving rolling stock (e.g. number of passenger cars, buses) and built infrastructure (e.g. length of motorways, railway lines). Accident statistics take into account accidents in the country, with a special focus on road traffic accidents causing personal injury.

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August traffic at border crossing points more than doubled compared to last year

More people crossed Hungary's external Schengen border crossings (Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Ukrainian) in August than in the previous month. The nearly 7.6 million people crossed in August was more than double the number in August 2020, but still 19% down on August 2019.

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Further data, referring to 2020, are available broken down by settlements and districts

The dissemination database’s data groups for settlements and for Budapest districts were updated with further data, referring to 2020, so settlement- and district-level 2020 data on motor vehicles registered for the first time in Hungary and post among others are available from 7 September.

Further data, referring to 2020, are available broken down by settlements and districts

The dissemination database’s data groups for settlements and for Budapest districts were updated with further data, referring to 2020, so settlement- and district-level 2020 data on motor vehicles registered for the first time in Hungary and post among others are available from 7 September.

Continued increase in the number of postal and courier items

In 2020, the surge in online purchases due to the Covid19 pandemic led to a significant increase in postal and courier mail volumes compared to 2019. In early 2021, the upward trend continued, with the number of items picked up and delivered to a domestic address by postal services in Q2 2020 exceeding the high base of Q2 2020 by 3.7% and being more than one and a half times higher than in Q2 2019 without the pandemic.

Transport performances, Quarter 2 2021

In the second quarter of 2021, both domestic freight and passenger transport performance increased compared to the low base of the previous year, but remained below the pre-pandemic level, especially for passenger transport. Although international passenger numbers and performance increased significantly compared to a year earlier, they were still a fraction of Q2 2019. Nearly 30% more cars (64 thousand) were registered for the first time than last year, but 19% fewer than two years earlier.

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.