Central Statistics Office: Hungary GDP up 1.5 pc in Q2
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Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an annual 1.5 percent in the second quarter, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Tuesday.
GDP growth in Q2
Adjusted for calendar-year effects, GDP grew by 1.3 percent.
Quarter on quarter, GDP edged down a seasonally and calendar year-adjusted 0.2 percent.
KSH said GDP was boosted the most by the construction sector and real estate transactions, as well as by the balance of product taxes and subsidies.
Commenting on the data, Mihály Varga, the finance minister, said that the Hungarian economy continued to expand, and “growth prospects give cause for optimism”.
In a video posted on Facebook, he said fresh data were positive despite “unfavourable external conditions” such as the war in Ukraine and economic malaise in the country’s main export markets in Europe, which, he said, was a drag on industrial output.