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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It is exceptionally important to us to provide more up-to-date information on the social and economic developments in our country, in addition to our regular and detailed publications.
Our WEEKLY MONITOR provides insights into trends in key areas through weekly, monthly and quarterly data from our interactive chart collection.
Most WEEKLY MONITOR charts can also be downloaded in image and data formats (PNG, SVG and CSV).

Transport performances, Quarter 3 2021

Interurban passenger transport performance increased in Q3 2021 compared to the low base of the previous year, while freight transport performance stagnated, but both were below their pre-pandemic levels, the former to a greater extent. Although international passenger numbers and performance increased significantly compared to a year earlier, they were still only a fraction of Q3 2019. 65 thousand cars were registered for the first time in the country, fewer than a year earlier.

Hungary, 2021 Q2

The performance of the Hungarian economy surpassed in the 1st semester of 2021 the previous year’s low base by 7.6% and it was slightly (by 1.2%) higher than two years ago. Industry was the main driving force, its gross added value grew by 19% compared to the 1st half of 2020, contributing to the GDP increase by 3.9 percentage points. On the expenditure side the growth has been facilitated mostly by the external trade (by 4.1 percentage points),within it mainly by the trade in goods.

Hungary in Figures, 2020

Our publication, also highlighting the main effects of the pandemic, gives an overview of the social and economic trends in Hungary in 2020, including a 5% drop in GDP, putting us in the middle of the EU ranking, taking into use 28,000 new homes, the highest number since 2009, a nearly threefold increase in the share of people working remotely or from home as compared to the average for the past 10 years, a 42% increase in the value of mail order and internet retailing, and fewer accidents on the roads.

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.

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.