Hungary Producer Inflation Accelerates in September

Hungary’s producer prices rose by 6.9% year-on-year in September 2026, accelerating from a 4.8% increase in August and marking the highest growth since May 2025. Price growth strengthened for both domestic output (7.2% vs 5.0% in August), and for non-domestic output (6.7% vs 4.7%). By sector, price growth accelerated in manufacturing (3.1% vs. 1.6%) and electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (29.4% vs. 23.8%). Price growth also edged up in water collection, treatment and supply (4.0% vs. 3.9%). Meanwhile, prices in mining and quarrying fell at a slower pace (-1.2% vs. -2.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices accelerated by 1.6% in September, easing from a 2.9% gain in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Hungary rose by 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, marking the fastest increase since June 2025 and accelerating from a 1.0% gain in the previous month. Prices increased sharply for both domestic (5% vs 2.5% in July) and non-domestic output (4.7% vs 0.3%). By sector, producer inflation accelerated for electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (23.8% vs 9.7%), while costs rebounded for manufacturing (1.6% vs -0.8%). Price growth also rose faster for water collection, treatment and supply (3.9% vs 3.5%). In contrast, prices declined further for mining and quarrying (-2.8% vs -2.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 2.9% in August, following a 1.4% gain in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Hungary rose 1.0% year-on-year in July 2026, the most since March, rebounding from a 0.4% fall in the previous month. Prices for domestic output increased at a faster rate (2.5% vs 1.8% in June), while prices for non-domestic output rebounded (0.3% vs -1.4%). By sector, prices in mining and quarrying (-2.6% vs -3.1%) and manufacturing (-0.8% vs -2.2%) fell at a slower pace. At the same time, price growth accelerated in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (9.7% vs 8.8%) and water collection, treatment and supply (3.5% vs 2.5%). On a monthly basis, producer prices jumped 1.4%, following a 0.1% increase in June.