Central Bank Policy Rate
Live series
Monetary Policy / ~8x/year
5.5
HUF live macro board
Hungary Macro Data Board
Hungarian forint — high-yielding Central European currency with elevated political and policy risk.
The Hungarian forint (HUF) is the official currency of Hungary. It is among the more volatile Central European currencies, sensitive to EU-Hungary policy frictions, eurozone growth, and shifts in global risk sentiment.
Hungary latest macro readings
A scan-ready view of the main HUF indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Live series
Economy / Monthly
1.6
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Live series
Economy / Monthly
4.8
Retail Sales
Live series
Economy / Monthly
2.4
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Live series
Economy / Monthly
102.55
Risk Free Rate
Live series
Monetary Policy / Daily
5.5
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Central Bank Policy Rate
Monetary Policy
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5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2026-09-23 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Economy
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1.6 | 1.3 | +0.3 | 2026-10-07 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
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Producer Price Index (PPI)
Economy
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4.8 | 1 | +3.8 | 2026-09-30 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
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Retail Sales
Economy
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2.4 | 4.9 | -2.5 | 2026-10-06 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
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Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Economy
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102.55 | 103.39 | -0.84 | 2026-09-15 | Bank for International Settlements | Page /Release /API |
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Risk Free Rate
Monetary Policy
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5.5 | 5.75 | -0.25 | 2026-08-25 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
Hungary release calendar
Upcoming and recent macro events for the HUF country view.
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HUF currency market profile
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the HUF market.
Currency code
HUF
Hungarian Forint
Policy institution
National Bank of Hungary
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Primary USD pair
USD/HUF
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Trading session
London
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Symbol
Ft
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Also known as
forint
Common market shorthand where available.
Hungary macro brief
The highest-signal pages for Hungary include Central Bank Policy Rate, Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP), Producer Price Index (PPI), Retail Sales, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) Monetary Council sets the base rate monthly and targets 3% CPI inflation with a ±1 percentage-point tolerance band. The MNB has historically used a wide toolkit including overnight deposit rates, FX swaps, and targeted lending facilities.
For HUF research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/HUF dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
What to watch
- MNB monthly base-rate decision and post-meeting press conference.
- Hungary CPI release.
- MNB Inflation Report (quarterly).
- EU-Hungary policy and disbursement headlines.
- EUR/HUF spot and Hungarian government bond yields.
Hungary source map
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
ABS
3 series
Central Bank
3 series
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
2 series
RBA
2 series
Bank for International Settlements
1 series
Hungary coverage by category
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Economy
4 / 10
Labor Market
0 / 5
Money & Credit
0 / 3
Monetary Policy
2 / 2
Government Bond Yields
0 / 5
Additional Indicators
0 / 3
Key Hungary indicators
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
~8x/year
%
Starts 1990-10-15
Monetary Policy
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2017-01-31
Economy
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2022-01-31
Economy
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2022-01-31
Economy
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Published page
Monthly
Index (2020=100)
Starts 2010-01-31
Economy
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 1990-10-15
Monetary Policy
Published Hungary indicator pages
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Economy
4 pages
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2017-01-31
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2022-01-31
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2022-01-31
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Monthly
Index (2020=100)
Starts 2010-01-31
Monetary Policy
2 pages
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
~8x/year
%
Starts 1990-10-15
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Daily
%
Starts 1990-10-15
Tracked Hungary data catalogue
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Economy
10 tracked
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
ABS
Starts pending
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
Starts pending
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
Starts pending
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2017-01-31
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2022-01-31
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2022-01-31
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Starts pending
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Published page
Monthly
Bank for International Settlements
Starts 2010-01-31
Labor Market
5 tracked
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
Starts pending
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
Starts pending
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
Starts pending
Money & Credit
3 tracked
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Starts pending
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Starts pending
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
2 tracked
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
~8x/year
Starts 1990-10-15
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Published page
Daily
Starts 1990-10-15
Government Bond Yields
5 tracked
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Starts pending
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Starts pending
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Starts pending
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 tracked
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Hungary guides and research
Explainers and analysis about Hungary and the HUF, with the by-country tables that put its numbers in context.
Compare Hungary with other countries
Risk-free rates by country
The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.
Policy rates by country
Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.
Inflation by country
Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.
Government bond yields by country
Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.
HUF market drivers
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Driver 1
MNB base rate and overnight quick-deposit rate.
Driver 2
Hungary CPI and core CPI.
Driver 3
EU funds disbursements (cohesion and Recovery and Resilience Facility).
Driver 4
Eurozone growth and the ECB stance.
Driver 5
Cross-CE3 moves and risk sentiment in EM Europe.
Driver 6
Geopolitical risk premium from regional tensions.
HUF questions traders ask
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
What inflation target does the MNB use?
The MNB targets 3% CPI inflation with a ±1 percentage-point tolerance band. The target is symmetric and applies on a continuous basis.
Why is the forint considered volatile?
HUF combines a small and open economy, a high carry that attracts and repels speculative flows quickly, periodic frictions over EU funds and rule-of-law issues, and a central bank that has used aggressive non-standard tools — all of which contribute to elevated volatility.
How does the EU-Hungary relationship affect HUF?
Disbursements from the EU's cohesion and Recovery and Resilience funds represent a meaningful share of Hungarian GDP. Delays or conditions tied to rule-of-law concerns can put pressure on HUF, while progress typically supports it.
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