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Hungary Inflation

Hungary Inflation

Inflation in Hungary

Consumer price inflation in Hungary averaged 4.8% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the Central & Eastern Europe regional average of 3.9%. The 2024 average figure was 3.7%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.

Hungary Inflation Chart

Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Hungary from 2024 to 2019.
Source: Macrobond.

Hungary Inflation Data

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) 3.3 5.1 14.6 17.1 3.7
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) 2.7 7.4 24.5 5.5 4.6
Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) 3.4 5.2 15.3 17.0 3.7
Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, aop) 3.7 3.9 15.8 17.7 4.6
Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) 4.2 13.6 33.7 7.8 1.0

Inflation increases in June

Latest reading: Inflation came in at 4.6% in June, which was up from May’s 4.4%. As a result, inflation remained outside of the Central Bank’s 2.0–4.0% target range for the seventh consecutive month. Prices for housing and utilities rose at the fastest pace in almost two years; transport costs rebounded after having declined for two consecutive months; and price pressures for food strengthened for the second month running. Still, the trend was unchanged, with annual average inflation coming in at May's 4.2% in June. Meanwhile, core inflation fell to 4.4% in June from May’s 4.8%. Finally, consumer prices rose 0.13% in June over the previous month, a smaller increase than the 0.20% rise seen in May. June's result marked the weakest reading since March.

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Hungarian inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 37 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Hungarian inflation.

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