May 17, 2012, 2:08 pmHungary’s Economy Ministry has on Thursday published the macroeconomic conditions necessary to conceive the 2013 budget bill. The ministry projects 0.1% GDP growth for this year and 1.6% for 2013...
May 11, 2012, 3:36 pmHungary’s consumer price index picked up to 5.7% yr/yr in April from 5.5% in March, beating the market’s call (5.5%). The upside surprise has been partly driven by fuel prices but core price...
May 11, 2012, 9:00 am(Adds details, charts) Hungary’s consumer prices rose 5.7% year on year in April, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Friday. Both the March print and the consensus estimate for...
May 10, 2012, 12:30 pmHungary’s economic output shrunk even in annual terms in the first quarter this year and GDP will contract in the whole of 2012, according to the consensus forecast of analysts in Portfolio.hu poll....
April 24, 2012, 4:45 pmThe Monetary Council of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) has on Tuesday voted to leave the key policy rate unchanged - for the fourth consecutive month - at 7.00%, in line with the market’s call....
April 11, 2012, 11:09 am(Adds comment by CIB, Citi, UniCredit) Hungary’s inflation eased in March to 5.5% year on year from 5.9% in February, in line with the consensus estimate of analysts in a Portfolio.hu poll. 2012.04.11...
April 11, 2012, 9:00 amConsumer prices in Hungary increased by 5.5% year on year in March, retreating from 5.9% in February, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Wednesday. The market expected inflation to drop;...
April 10, 2012, 9:41 amThe analysts polled in the latest Portfolio.hu survey are expecting 5.5% March inflation in Hungary, a significant decline from 5.9% in February. Food prices have been pointed out as the potential drivers...
March 29, 2012, 10:39 amThe National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has on Thursday published the March 2012 issue of its Quarterly Report on Inflation. The projection is for inflation to be significantly above the Bank’s inflation...
March 27, 2012, 3:12 pm(Adds chats, analyst comment) The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has raised its projection for annual average inflation in 2012 to 5.6% from 5.0% forecast last December. In the quarterly Report on Inflation...
March 13, 2012, 9:15 am(Adds comment by Goldman Sachs, Raiffeisen on page2) Hungary’s consumer prices index was up 5.9% year on year in February 2012, accelerating from 5.5% in the first month of 2012. The consensus forecast...
March 13, 2012, 9:00 amHungary’s consumer prices rose 5.9% year on year in February 2012, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Tuesday. The consensus forecast of analysts in a Portfolio.hu poll was for...
February 16, 2012, 11:01 amThe National Bank of Hungary (NBH) should adopt a “wait-and-see" approach on rates until the government agrees on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, which may allow rate cuts, policy makers...
February 14, 2012, 9:21 am(Adds comment by Erste, Citi) Hungary’s consumer price index leaped to 5.5% yr/yr in January, up from 4.1% yr/yr in December 2011 as the VAT hike (to 27% from 25%) kicked in. The consensus forecast...
February 14, 2012, 9:00 am(Adds details, charts) Hungary’s consumer price index jumped to 5.5% year on year in January 2012 from 4.1% in December 2011, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Tuesday. The sharp...
January 13, 2012, 9:24 am(Adds details, charts) Hungary’s consumer price index retreated to 4.1% year on year in December 2011 from 4.3% in November, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Friday. The consensus...
December 20, 2011, 4:47 pmHungary’s central bank (NBH) projects the country’s gross domestic product to grow by a mere 0.1% in 2012, the main macroeconomic forecasts of the oncoming Inflation Report showed on Tuesday....
December 13, 2011, 9:17 am(Adds comment by Concorde, Nordea on page3) Hungary’s November CPI arrived at 4.3% year on year, above market expectations for 4.2%. Prices increased by 0.7% on the month, unchanged from Oct. Core...
December 13, 2011, 9:00 am(Adds Portfolio.hu viewpoint, charts) Hungary's consumer prices rose by 4.3% year on year in November, picking up from 3.9% in October, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Tuesday. The...
November 11, 2011, 9:22 am(Adds comment by MKB, Citi, Goldman Sachs on page2) Hungary’s inflation picked up to 3.9% in October from 3.6% in September, beating the market’s call which was for a CPI of 3.6-3.7%. Consumer...