The economic performance increased by 0.2% in the European Union and by 0.5% in Hungary in Quarter 4 of 2023

GDP volume changes in EU member countries, Quarter 4 2023
Last update: 04/18/2024

The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 14 and decreased in 13 EU member states, including Hungary, in the 4th quarter of 2023

Change in the volume of gross fixed capital formation in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2023*
Last update: 04/18/2024

In February 2024, the volume of retail trade turnover in the European Union decreased by 0.2% compared with a year earlier, while in Hungary it increased by 1.1%

Change in volume of retail trade turnover in EU member states, February 2024*
Last update: 04/18/2024

The rate of increase in prices lessened to 2.6% on average in the European Union in March 2024. Inflation in Hungary was the sixth highest among the member states

Changes in consumer prices, in EU member countries, March 2024*
Last update: 04/18/2024

The volume of industrial production decreased by 5.4% in the European Union while it grew by 1.3% in Hungary in February 2024, compared to a year earlier

Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, February 2024
Last update: 04/18/2024

Hungary's construction output surpassed the previous year's level by 17% in January 2024. Among the V4 countries, however, the volume of construction output lessened by 6.0% in Czechia, by 8.0% in Poland and by 13% in Slovakia

Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, January 2024*
Last update: 04/18/2024

The value of the export of goods decreased in the majority of the EU member states in February 2024, year-on-year

Change in EUR the value of the export of goods, in the EU member states, February 2024
Last update: 04/18/2024

In Q4 of 2023, employment levels improved in most EU countries compared with a year earlier. Hungary ranks eighth in the EU and second in the V4

Employment rate of 15-64 year olds in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2023
Last update: 03/21/2024

In February 2024, Hungary had an unemployment rate of 4.6%, the eighth lowest in the EU

Unemployment rate of 15–74-year-olds in EU member states
Last update: 04/04/2024

Over the period up to week 5 of 2024, the number of deaths in Hungary fell below the EU average, by 6.1% compared to the average over the last five years

Change in the number of deaths in a given period of 2024*
Last update: 04/04/2024

In Q4 of 2023, housing prices rose in the majority of EU member states compared with a year earlier

Change in housing prices in EU member states, Quarter 4 2023*
Last update: 04/11/2024