Hungary inflation 2.9 pc in June
Hungary’s consumer price index increased by an annual 2.9 percent in June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday.
Inflation was up from 2.2 percent in the previous month. Food prices were up 7.8 percent, while tobacco and spirits rose by 6.7 percent.
Core inflation, which excludes volatile fuel and food prices, was 4 percent. Inflation calculated using a basket of goods and services used by pensioners was 3.6 percent.
In a month-on-month comparison, prices were up 0.4 percent in June.
Read alsoEC forecasts 7 pc contraction in Hungary before healthy rebound in 2021
If you would like to support the work of the Daily News Hungary staff and independent journalism,
please make a donation here
please make a donation here
Hot news
German software company Evosoft invests €8.7 million in a new R&D project in Hungary
What Are The Job Prospects For English Speakers In Hungary?
What happened today in Hungary? – 6 May, 2024
MEP Dobrev: Orbán cabinet pulling country ‘downwards’
Great business development ahead for SE Hungary, says Minister Lázár
Representatives of the Bavarian Christian Social Union in Budapest