Country focus: Hungary | Features

Hungary in numbers
	2006	2007
Hungarian economy
GDP growth	3.3	2.7*
Consumer price inflation	6.5	8.6*
Producer prices	4.5	0.4*
Average gross monthly wages,
or annual % change	6	1.9*
Unemployment	7.5	7.5*
Retail sales	3.3	–2.8*
Consumption (annual variation in %)	1.2	–0.8*
Investment (annual variation in %)	–2%	0.8*
Imports	12.6	13.0**
Exports	18	16.0**
Industrial production	10.1	8.0**

Construction industry
Turnover	–1.5	–4.0**
Construction output growth	2.4	–3.0**
Structural works/civil engineering works	–1.2	–7.8**
Mechanical services	–0.2	3.9**
Fit-out works	–6.2	6.5**
Construction of buildings	3.8	–2.3
Civil engineering works	–7.3	–6.8
Construction price index	7	6.5**
Average earning construction industry	10.5	20.2**
*Predicted data for the whole year of 2007
**Actual data for January-June 2007