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Hungary Balance of Trade Prel

The Hungary Balance of Trade Prel shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Hungary sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Wichtigkeit
Low
Währung
HUF · Hungarian forint
Zentralbank
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Bewegt
EURHUF · USDHUF

Neueste Zahlen

Die letzte Veröffentlichung, für DEC, erschien am 2025-02-03 und lag bei €387M.

VeröffentlichtFürIstKonsensVorher
3 Feb 2025DEC€387M–€819M
3 Jan 2025NOV€742M–€1039M

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Warum es wichtig ist

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the Hungarian forint; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

So wird gerechnet

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Was Veränderungen bedeuten

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Höher als erwartet: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the Hungarian forint.

Niedriger als erwartet: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the Hungarian forint.

Eine kurze Geschichte

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

Fragen

What is the Hungary Balance of Trade Prel?

The Hungary Balance of Trade Prel shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Hungary sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest Hungary Balance of Trade Prel?

€387M for DEC, published on 3 February 2025.

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