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Inflation in Hungary

Inflation in Hungary: 2.1% in September 2026; highest 26.2% in January 2023, lowest −1.4% in January 2015 since 1997 — Eurostat.

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What was the annual inflation rate in Hungary in each of the last 36 months, overall and by component?

MonthAll itemsCore (excl. energy, food, alcohol, tobacco)EnergyFood, alcohol, tobaccoServicesElectricity, gas, heat
September 20262.1%3.7%5.2%−2.7%5.5%2.6%
August 20261.8%3.8%1.6%−2.8%5.5%2.1%
July 20261.6%3.7%0.7%−2.6%5.3%2.1%
June 20262.1%3.5%2.3%−1.0%4.8%2.4%
May 20262.3%3.5%3.0%−0.7%5.2%2.4%
April 20262.6%3.6%2.5%0.3%5.2%4.3%
March 20262.1%4.0%−0.1%−1.0%5.5%4.6%
February 20261.6%4.3%−6.6%−0.8%5.8%1.6%
January 20262.3%4.8%−5.8%0.2%6.6%6.4%
December 20253.3%5.5%−4.9%1.6%7.9%2.0%
November 20253.7%5.4%−2.1%2.4%7.5%3.5%
October 20254.2%5.4%−0.1%3.2%7.7%4.2%
September 20254.3%4.9%1.2%4.1%6.9%4.1%
August 20254.2%4.6%−1.2%5.4%6.5%4.6%
July 20254.2%4.8%−1.2%5.1%6.6%4.5%
June 20254.6%5.1%0.5%5.3%6.9%3.6%
May 20254.5%5.4%−2.8%5.2%7.2%1.1%
April 20254.2%5.7%−4.6%4.6%7.8%0.1%
March 20254.8%5.7%−2.8%6.1%8.0%−2.7%
February 20255.7%6.1%2.2%6.2%9.0%−0.3%
January 20255.7%5.6%7.0%5.3%8.4%0.2%
December 20244.8%5.0%4.7%4.5%7.3%−0.5%
November 20243.9%4.9%−1.2%3.9%7.5%−3.2%
October 20243.4%5.1%−5.3%3.5%7.5%−4.3%
September 20243.0%5.6%−8.4%2.7%8.2%−5.0%
August 20243.4%5.8%−4.0%1.4%8.4%−4.3%
July 20244.1%5.8%1.7%1.6%8.3%−4.5%
June 20243.6%5.9%0.8%0.1%8.8%−2.7%
May 20243.9%5.9%4.6%−0.2%8.7%−2.4%
April 20243.6%5.9%2.1%−0.3%8.8%−4.5%
March 20243.6%6.5%0.1%−0.5%9.4%−3.1%
February 20243.6%7.0%−5.0%0.9%9.8%−9.0%
January 20243.7%7.8%−11.7%2.8%10.4%−11.3%
December 20235.5%9.1%−7.8%4.3%12.2%−13.9%
November 20237.7%9.9%1.2%6.2%13.1%−18.1%
October 20239.6%10.9%4.4%8.9%14.1%−17.2%

What was the annual inflation rate in Hungary each December since 1997?

YearDecember
20253.3%
20244.8%
20235.5%
202225.0%
20217.4%
20202.8%
20194.1%
20182.8%
20172.2%
20161.8%
20151.0%
2014−0.8%
20130.6%
20125.1%
20114.1%
20104.6%
20095.4%
20083.4%
20077.4%
20066.6%
20053.2%
20045.5%
20035.6%
20024.9%
20016.8%
200010.0%
199911.5%
199810.1%
199718.6%

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Source: Eurostat (reuse with attribution). Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, ECOICOP version 2, change on the same month a year earlier (dataset prc_hicp_minr). Euro area in its changing composition. Source record.

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