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Press release on changes in consumer price index calculations 16/12/2024
The new volume of the National Atlas of Hungary series has been launched 10/12/2024
János Árvay was born 100 years ago 10/12/2024
Katalin Janák, head of department at the HCSO has been granted a prestigious award 09/12/2024
HCSO publishes November motor fuel price statistics 06/12/2024
The Earnings first release will be published earlier 04/12/2024
The National Data Asset Management Agency has a new managing director 04/12/2024
The statistical classification of economic activities (TEÁOR) will change next year – HCSO changes the main activity code 02/12/2024
Agricultural survey to be launched 15/11/2024
New administrative data source serving quick and accurate statistics – Co-operation continues between HCSO and NFCSO 08/11/2024
Statistics and demography – Professional debate at HCSO 06/11/2024
HCSO publishes October motor fuel price statistics 01/11/2024
Results of the 2022 Census on maps 28/10/2024
Prizes for the Buday László statistical essay and short story competition have been handed over 25/10/2024
Pál György Demény, demographer, economist, former staff member of HCSO has passed away 25/10/2024
Using new data sources in statistics – An international scientific conference is organised at HCSO 21/10/2024
Registration for the STAT WARS competition closes – HCSO national statistics competition was free to enter from September 17/10/2024
Registration is closed for the statistical competition organised jointly by the HCSO and the MNB 16/10/2024
HCSO Spatial Statistics Workshop held a meeting 14/10/2024
Dr. Áron Kincses, President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, receives his title of Honorary University Professor 14/10/2024
Focus on increasing statistical literacy of users – The HCSO STAT Academy Public Adm.+ programme series was a great success 09/10/2024
Strategic agreement between the HCSO and the NGM – Decreasing data collection costs and reporting burden, increasing data integrity 08/10/2024
The Spatial Statistics Workshop, HCSO's professional consultation and knowledge-sharing forum, meets again 07/10/2024
HCSO publishes September motor fuel price statistics 04/10/2024
The power of statistics behind successful business decisions – Launch of the HCSO STAT Academy Business lecture series 03/10/2024
New spokesperson for HCSO 02/10/2024
A fresh approach to the construction industry – Joint experimental statistics from HCSO and METU shed light on unprecedented characteristics of the sector 02/10/2024
Many people are curious about the statistical palace – HCSO hosts a record number of 260 visitors at the Cultural Heritage Days 24/09/2024
The Stat Wars and Stat Wars Uni contests are kicking off – Entry for the national statistical contests started 16/09/2024
Statistical Forum for a continuous dialogue – The aim is to create a continuous dialogue between the HCSO and the higher education institutions teaching statistics 11/09/2024
Dr Géza Tóth, statistical adviser of the HCSO has been awarded a high standing scientific recognition 09/09/2024
Pre-planned maintetnance will take place on the HCSO IT platform between 10 pm. 12 September – 4 am. 13 September 2024 06/09/2024
HCSO publishes August motor fuel price statistics 06/09/2024
Data in focus: increasing statistical proficiency in administration and beyond 03/09/2024
A new approach to domestic industry – Experimental statistics show the factors affecting industrial productivity 30/08/2024
HCSO publishes July motor fuel price statistics 02/08/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 26/07/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 19/07/2024
Quarterly labour market data can now be browsed in an interactive publication 18/07/2024
Cooperation between the HCSO and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 18/07/2024
This year's Elek Fényes Awards were handed over 15/07/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 12/07/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 05/07/2024
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO) is leading the statistical working group of the Council of the European Union 01/07/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 28/06/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 21/06/2024
Népszava erroneously explains the data of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, misinforming readers – HCSO's response to the article “Ultragáz ” 19/06/2024
HCSO is taking steps in order to increase response propensity – In focus: Data supply improvement 19/06/2024
Industrial value chain length and territorial concentration – HCSO publishes new experimental statistics 17/06/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 14/06/2024
Hungary, 2023, this year’s volume of HCSO’s series of comprehensive annual publications comes out 11/06/2024
We welcome lovers of reading! 10/06/2024
Statistical essay and short story competition 07/06/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 07/06/2024
Another professional consultation between the HCSO and the National Association of Hungarian Accountants 03/06/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 31/05/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 24/05/2024
HCSO publishes new experimental statistics 22/05/2024
The Investment first release will now be published earlier 22/05/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 17/05/2024
HCSO to launch agricultural survey 15/05/2024
József Bálint, economist, statistician, former President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO), has died 10/05/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 10/05/2024
HCSO publishes weekly motor fuel price statistics 03/05/2024
Hungary’s GDP data to come sooner from now on 30/04/2024
HCSO to publish motor fuel price statistics 26/04/2024
HCSO journals leading the field – The scientific journals of the HCSO in eminent positions in the Scopus database 22/04/2024
HCSO to publish motor fuel prices in countries in the region 19/04/2024
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office is adding a new component to its experimental statistics offer 17/04/2024
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the Public Procurement Authority are putting their cooperation in the field of data sharing on a new footing 28/03/2024
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office is releasing earlier the „Balance of general government sector, year 2023 and the 4th quarter of 2023” First release 26/03/2024
After 15 years the HCSO is conducting once again a time use survey 26/03/2024
The 10th, jubilee Stat Wars contest concluded with the win of Budapest teams 25/03/2024
The IT area of HCSO will be performing maintenance between 17:00 and 20:00 on (Thursday) 21 March 2024 18/03/2024
From 1 January 2025, the new TEÁOR nomenclature, TEÁOR'25, will enter into force 08/03/2024
HCSO and Budapest Metropolitan University strengthen their relationship through a cooperation agreement 05/03/2024
Employment and unemployment first releases are now merged into a single publication 22/02/2024
Leadership role in a changing data environment 16/02/2024
The IT area of HCSO will be performing maintenance between 17:00 and 18:00 on (Thursday) 22 February 2024 13/02/2024
The IT area of HCSO will be performing maintenance between 17:00 and 18:00 on (Thursday) 8 February 2024 06/02/2024
HCSO website extended with subpage presenting experimental statistics 06/02/2024
Ownership rights of the National Data Asset Management Agency (NAVÜ) have been transferred to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office 01/02/2024
Dr. Áron Kincses, President of HCSO, appointed honorary professor 29/01/2024
Focus on raising efficiency of data provision 26/01/2024
The HCSO salutes the cooperation with the professional organisations of accountants and auditors 22/01/2024
Scientific citation of the HCSO periodicals in leading position 19/01/2024
Temporary technical slowdown in ’Contact us’ system 17/01/2024
Consumer price statistics are also produced in a transparent way, in line with the European statistical directives 12/01/2024
Dr. Mariann Vízkelety dies 10/01/2024
We would like to inform you that, pursuant to Act XXVI of 2023 and Government Decree 407/2023 (VIII. 30.), our Information Service will be closed between 27 December 2023 and 1 January 2023. 20/12/2023
GKI analysis based on new factual errors and professional shortcomings 19/12/2023
The statistical office of the future is built on a century and a half of tradition and experience 18/12/2023
International audit: the quality and reliability of HCSO data is outstanding 15/12/2023
HCSO statement on erroneous press reports 08/12/2023
"Inflation at 9.9% and what lies behind", an article by HCSO experts 06/12/2023
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office publishes earlier the first release ‘Earnings, October 2023’ 04/12/2023
HCSO's Real Estate Data Warehouse renewed and expanded 29/11/2023
On 23 November 2023, between 17:00 and 20:00, the IT area of the HCSO will carry out network maintenance 20/11/2023
The agricultural census of private holdings has begun 15/11/2023
On 16 November 2023, between 17:00 and 20:00, the IT area of the HCSO will be carrying out maintenance tasks 13/11/2023
Prizes of László Buday Statistical History Competition are presented 02/11/2023
New Head appointed at the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute 31/10/2023
The President of HCSO receives an honourable invitation from the President of Hungary 27/10/2023
Statistics in the service of development – Conference at the HCSO 20/10/2023
New name and renewed content for the interactive collection of figures entitled HCSO Monitor, 12/10/2023
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office held a trendsetting press breakfast, 10/10/2023
HCSO takes another step towards register-based population statistics, 06/10/2023
Press conference held by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the Hungarian Tourism Agency and the Hungarian Hotel & Restaurant Association, 04/10/2023
In the 4th quarter of 2023, the first release on the turnover of tourist accommodation establishments will be published on the website of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office at the same time as the first release on retail trade turnover, 01/10/2023
Census 2022: final data presented by HCSO, 26/09/2023
Increased interest at the weekend open days at HCSO, 18/09/2023
A "What do we live from?" survey to start soon – HCSO will survey 15 thousand households by the end of the year, 30/08/2023
The scientific performance of HCSO journals is at the international forefront, 24/08/2023
HCSO congratulates recipients of state awards on the occasion of our national holiday, 22/08/2023
We would like to inform you that on 22 August 2023 (Tuesday) between 8:00 and 12:00, we will be carrying out website maintenance, 21/08/2023
The Fényes Elek Awards of this year have been handed out 14/07/2023
The Dissemination Database will be unavailable on 13 July 2023 from 17:00 to 19:00 for maintenance 12/07/2023
László Ormai, economist and statistician, has died 11/07/2023
Magyarország, 2022, the latest volume in HCSO’s annual summary series is published 20/06/2023
Dr. Áron Kincses is the new President of HCSO 12/06/2023
New President to lead the HCSO 05/06/2023
New title and expanded content for the first release on commercial accommodation establishments 31/05/2023
Áron Kincses, Deputy President of HCSO, becomes doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 05/05/2023
The data category underlying earnings statistics is enlarged 22/03/2023
HCSO publishes the first results of the 2022 census 16/02/2023
Communication of the HCSO on the violation of the embargo rules on official statistical data 10/02/2023
In-person customer service and the sale of publications are temporarily paused 08/02/2023
Communication of the HCSO on pre-release access to official statistical data, 06/02/2023
The territorial code system has been modified 27/01/2023
A new function has been added to the Publication and revision calendar 17/01/2023
Please be informed that, pursuant to Government Decree 369/2022 (IX. 29.), our Information Service will be closed between 22 December 2022 and 6 January 2023. 20/12/2022
Statistical cooperation among V4 countries continues 01/12/2022
2023 dissemination calendar for first releases is now available 23/11/2022
Enumeration stage of the population census starting on Thursday 24/10/2022
Notice regarding the consideration of gas and electric energy price changes in calculating the consumer price index 09/08/2022
Face-to-face and telephone reception temporarily suspended 18/07/2022
Our Information Service will be closed for technical reasons 08/06/2022
Dr. Gabriella Vukovich is again elected Chair of the United Nations Statistical Commission 28/02/2022
For technical reasons, our personal reception will be closed on Friday 21 January 2022 20/01/2022
Service disruption due to IT maintenance 20/01/2022
The "Society" volume of the National Atlas of Hungary wins a prize in Florence! 22/12/2021
Customer reception during the holidays 16/12/2021
The 2022 dissemination calendar for first releases is now available 14/12/2021
Due to network maintenance on our website on 16.10.2021 (Saturday) between 00:01 - 06:00 am, service outages are expected 14/10/2021
The dissemination database will be unavailable on 15 October 2021 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. due to maintenance 13/10/2021
Due to network maintenance our website may be temporarily unavailable on 16 September 2021 (Thursday) between 6 and 10 p.m. 14/09/2021
The main building of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the HCSO Library will open its doors to the public on the occasion of the Cultural Heritage Days on 18-19 September 2021. 14/09/2021
Our scientific journal Regional Statistics in the Q2 group of the Scopus scientific database. 02/06/2021
Our scientific journal Területi Statisztika has been promoted to the Q2 group of the Scopus scientific database. 02/06/2021
The dissemination database will be unavailable on 28 May 2021 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. due to maintenance. 27/05/2021
Our personal reception and research room are waiting for you again 11/05/2021
On April 16 (Friday) from 19:00 to 23:00, some services may be down for maintenance 15/04/2021
Due to maintenance the dissemination database will be unavailable on 12 April 2021 (Monday) between 5 and 6 p.m. 09/04/2021
An upgraded set of STADAT tables on the HCSO website
New features in set of tables summarizing key data 06/04/2021
Our customer reception and sales of publications are temporarily suspended 08/03/2021
Gabriella Vukovich is Vice-Chair of the UN Statistical Commission 02/03/2021
HCSO starts to release labour force survey data according to a new methodology 26/02/2021
Due to network maintenance our website is expected to show brief service outages between 26 February 4 p.m. and 27 February 8 a.m. 2021 26/02/2021
The date of the population census is changing 08/02/2021
Holiday customer service 21/12/2020
The 2021 Publication Calendar for the HCSO First Releases has been published 18/12/2020
Customer service in person is temporarily unavailable 2020. 14/12/2020
Changes in next year’s household surveys 03/12/2020
Due to network maintenance, our website may be temporarily unavailable on 5 November 2020. 04/11/2020
Our personal customer reception is temporarily suspended 25/09/2020
Regional Statistics and Területi Statisztika are rated Q2 and Q3, respectively, in the Scopus scientific database 18/06/2020
Due to maintenance, our Interactive Visualizing Mapping Application will be unavailable on 11 June 2020 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 10/06/2020
Due to network maintenance, our website will be unavailable for short periods between 17 and 19 April 2020. 16/04/2020
Due to maintenance the Dissemination database will be temporarily inaccessible on 3 April 2020 between 4 and 8 p.m. 02/04/2020
Dissemination of European Statistics after Brexit in statistical publications 02/03/2020
Special holiday hours 18/12/2019
HCSO has published the calendar of its first releases for 2020 20/11/2019
Redesigning our world: sustainable development framework 2030 06/11/2019
Our site is expected to be unavailable from 20:00 to 22:00 on 10/03/2019 due to technical reasons. 03/10/2019
There was a correction in the first release titled "Balance of general government sector" 01/10/2019
The SDMX World Conference organized by HCSO was held in Budapest 25/09/2019
Our site will be unavailable from 15:00 on 09/20/2019 due to technical reasons. 18/09/2019
Introduction of co-ordination of samples for business statistics surveys conducted by the HCSO 04/07/2019
How do you use the HCSO website? – Call for participation in user research 05/06/2019
European Statistics Code of Practice 29/04/2019
Please note that the telephone number of the Information Service is temporarily unavailable due to technical reasons. 10/04/2019
Earnings statistics from new data source 29/03/2019
The First release ’Retail trade, February 2019’ is published earlier 28/03/2019
Statistics on earnings is renewing – more detailed information 22/01/2019
Publication of the Dissemination calendar of first releases for 2019. 02/01/2019
Due to maintenance the data in the Metainformation menu is temporarily inaccessible by topic at present. 20/12/2018
Gabriella Vukovich was elected Vice President of the International Statistical Institute. 14/12/2018
The Dissemination database is not be available on 10 December 2018 due to technical reasons. 10/12/2018
The Dissemination database will not be available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on 6 December 2018 due to maintenance. 05/12/2018
Relation between National Statistical Offices is tightened 31/10/2018
Jubilee time use conference in Budapest
40th International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR) Conference – Budapest, 24–26 October 2018 25/10/2018
Due to technical reasons downtime or slowdown may occur in the telephone access to the Information service occasionally and temporarily 03/10/2018
Updates of time series of quarterly national accounts and GDP 02/10/2018
Medium-Sized Towns in European Spatial Structure – international conference, 17 October 2018 18.09.2018. – Presentations delivered at the conference are available. 25/10/2018
Release of the Hungarian Generic Statistical Business Process Model (HGSBPM) 29/08/2018
Our website is expected to be unavailable from 2 pm to 5 pm on 3 August 2018 (Friday) due to maintenance 01/08/2018
Due to technical reasons, short downtimes or slowdown may occur in the access to our website on 26 July 2018 (Thursday) between 4:30 and 6:30 pm. 24/07/2018
Our website will not be available on 8 June between 2 pm and 5 pm due to technical reasons 05/06/2018
GDPR and management of statistical data 28/05/2018
Leaders of the National Statistical Institutes of the Visegrád Group (V4) Signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation 19/04/2018
The new Classification of Domains of Official Statistics (DOS) entered into force from 3 April 2018 09/04/2018
Due to technical reasons, short downtimes or network slowdown may occur in the access to our website 20/02/2018
Hungarian Central Statistical Office is now using the latest version of JDemetra+ for seasonal adjustments 16/01/2018
Publication of the dissemination calendar of first releases for year 2018 04/12/2017
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office organises the most significant statistical conference of the European Union for the second time 21/09/2017
Elek Fényes born 210 years ago 07/07/2017
Our website is expected to be unavailable from 2 pm on 7 July to 8 am on 9 July 2017 due to the complete network reconstruction of HCSO 04/07/2017
The Information Service will not be available on Friday, 19 May 2017 from 12 pm due to network failure 18/05/2017
The Dissemination database is not going to be available on 10 May from 10:00 to 18:00 due to maintenance 08/05/2017
The National Statistical Co-ordination Board was established 30/03/2017
Change in the release date of the first release ‘Construction, February 2017’ 16/03/2017
The Dissemination database will not be available between 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on 3 March 2017 due to maintenance 01/03/2017
Hungarian Central Statistical Office is now using JDemetra+ for seasonal adjustment 21/02/2017
Press release on changing the release date of the first release ‘Livestock’ in September 15/02/2017
The journal ‘Területi Statisztika’ has been included in SCOPUS, the largest scientific database of the world 26/01/2017
Publication of the dissemination calendar of first releases for the year 2017 04/01/2017
Service interruption due to maintenance 23/11/2016
Changes implemented in quarterly time series of gross domestic product (GDP) 15/11/2016
Publication of the dissemination calendar of first releases for the 1st quarter of 2017 08/11/2016
Gabriella Vukovich, President of HCSO was elected a Council member of the International Statistical Institute 26/10/2016
The website of Hungarian Central Statistical Office is not going to be available from 23:00 on 6 October to 04:00 on 7 October due to maintenance 04/10/2016
The Senate of the Corvinus University of Budapest awarded the title of honorary professor to Dr. Zsolt Németh, Deputy President of HCSO 04/10/2016
The Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2015 has been published 26/08/2016
Press release on changing the September release date of the first release ‘Ear cereals’ 16/08/2016
Decision No. 76/2016 (VII.5.) ME of the Prime Minister on the renewal of the nomination of the Deputy President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office 12/07/2016
Zsolt Spéder was elected the President of the European Association for Population Studies 12/07/2016
The fixed lines of HCSO cannot, or can only intermittently, be called from outside the office 07/07/2016
The website is not going to be available between 7 July 8 p.m. and 8 July 2 a.m. due to maintenance 06/07/2016
The website is not going to be available from 8:00 to 20:00 on 18 June due to maintenance 17/06/2016
Decision No. 62/2016 (VI.7.) ME of the Prime Minister on the renewal of the nomination of the President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office 08/06/2016
Presidents of statistical offices from all over the world hold their meeting in HCSO 25/05/2016
Preliminary 30-day GDP flash estimate for Europe 29/04/2016
Press Release on Eurostat’s reservations in relation to the Hungarian EDP Report 21/04/2016
HCSO website will not be available between 8 April 2016, 3 p.m. and 10 April 2016, 12 a.m. 06/04/2016
Press release on changing the release date of the first release ‘Construction’ 04/01/2016
Applying changes in gross domestic product (GDP) calculation to quarterly data 13/11/2015
Publishing the dissemination calendar of first releases for the year 2016 09/10/2015
The publication titled ‘National accounts of Hungary, 2014 (2nd preliminary data)’ has been published 30/09/2015
Maintenance works in the Dissemination database sub-menu of the website 03/09/2015
Doors Open Days at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office – 19–20 September 2015 02/09/2015
Our website will not be available in the evening on 18 August 2015 18/08/2015
“Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2014” has come out 13/08/2015
Access to our website may sometimes be problematic in the evening on 29 July 2015 27/07/2015
Access to our website may sometimes be problematic in the evening on 22 July 2015 20/07/2015
The University of Miskolc awarded the title honorary doctorate ’Doctor honoris causa’ to Dr. Gabriella Vukovich 29/06/2015
Due to software development, the Dissemination database will not be available temporarily 18/06/2015
Due to software upgrades, the accessibility of our website may not be smooth 18/06/2015
HUNGARY, 2014 – Report of HCSO to the Parliament on the state of economy and society 12/06/2015
Statistical yearbooks of 2012 are freely downloadable 09/06/2015
20 October 2015, World Statistics Day 03/06/2015 4:30 p.m.
The Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2014 has been published 18/05/2015
Software development in the submenu ’Metainformation’ on our website 16/04/2015
Cooperation agreement between the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the Corvinus University of Budapest 10/04/2015
Press release of Hungarian Central Statistical Office: Stake of judging gross domestic product (GDP) 02/04/2015
András Klinger, demographer, former deputy president of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO) passed away. 25/03/2015
Press release of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office in connection with the article titled ‘Mesevilág’ published on 12 March 2015 in HVG 13/03/2015
First releases of HCSO get renewed 24/02/2015
Press release on publishing the dissemination calendar of first releases and statistical reflections containing leading indicators for the year 2015 19/12/2014
Since December 2014, grossing up data of the Labour Force Survey is based on the 2011 census data 17/12/2014
The publication ’Living standards of households’ has been published 26/11/2014
Applying methodological change in gross domestic product (GDP) calculation to quarterly data 14/11/2014
Balance and debt of general government sector - second EDP notification of 2014 21/10/2014.
Publication of preliminary dissemination calendar of first releases for 1st quarter 2015 06/10/2014
Balance and debt of general government sector - second EDP notification of 2014 30/09/2014
Dr. Géza Tóth successfully defended his habilitation at the Faculty of Earth Science and Engineering of the University of Miskolc 30/09/2014
Methodological change in calculation of gross domestic product (GDP) and in compilation of national accounts 30/09/2014
Doors Open Days at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office 09/09/2014
The updating of the Dissemination database of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office does not work today due to technical reasons 09/09/2014
The UN Secretary General invited dr. Gabriella Vukovich, President of HCSO to the independent panel of experts established for the purpose to put data revolution in the service of sustainable development 05/09/2014
Pál Pozsonyi, head of the National Accounts Department was decorated with the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary 21/08/2014
The publication titled “Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2013” has come out 21/08/2014
The European Population Conference is held in Hungary 27/06/2014
Gabriella Vukovich Acting Chair of UN Statistical Commission 16/06/2014