The reduction of retail margins has significantly contributed to lowering inflation and keeping prices under control. The government will continue its fight against price increases and will therefore extend the retail margin reduction measure until the end of May, the Ministry for National Economy (NGM) announced in its commentary on the latest price statistics.
In January 2026, consumer prices were on average 2.1 percent higher than a year earlier. Compared to the previous month, consumer prices increased by an average of 0.3 percent, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Thursday.
The growth in housing prices gained new momentum in January: nationally, prices increased by 1.7 percent, while in Budapest they rose by 2.9 percent compared to the previous month, according to a statement released Tuesday by ingatlan.com.
In November 2025, the gross average wage of full-time employees was HUF 756,400, while the net average wage was HUF 525,900. Gross wages increased by 8.9%, net wages by 10.2%, and real wages by 6.2% compared to the same month the previous year, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Friday.
Interest in newly built apartments reached a multi-year high at the beginning of 2026, while demand for used apartments fell significantly compared to the same period last year, real estate portal ingatlan.com told MTI on Wednesday.
In December 2025, consumer prices were on average 3.3 percent higher than a year earlier and 0.1 percent higher than in the previous month. In 2025 as a whole, prices increased by an average of 4.4 percent compared with the previous year, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Tuesday.
Bulgaria officially joined the euro area, becoming the 21st EU Member State to use the single European currency. Euro banknotes and coins have begun circulating, with the official conversion rate set at 1.95583 Bulgarian lev per 1 euro.
In October 2025, the gross average earnings of full-time employees amounted to HUF 692,700, while net average earnings were HUF 482,400. Gross average earnings exceeded the level of a year earlier by 8.7 percent, net average earnings by 10.0 percent, and real earnings by 5.5 percent, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Friday.
Recently in Debrecen, the issue of food waste took center stage at an MCC event, where several domestic and international experts shared their experiences.
“Real estate behaves like any other product: it is expensive when there is strong purchasing demand,” emphasized Géza Sebestyén, head of the MCC Economic Policy Workshop, during his November lecture in Debrecen.
