TABLE — Hungary's gross wages grow by 8.4% y/y in August — stats
Oct 16 (Reuters) — Hungary's gross average wages rose by an annual 8.4% in August following an 7.5% increase in July, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Friday. The highest average gross earnings were recorded in telecommunications and IT services and the lowest ones in accommodation and food services, the KSH said. Average gross earnings in January-August increased by 10.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. (% change from pvs year) August 2026 July 2026 August 2025 GROSS WAGE GROWTH +8.4 +7.5 +8.7 Private sector +8.1 +7.4 +8.5 Public sector +9.2 +7.4 +9.3 (Reporting by Antonis Pothitos and Adrianna Ebert in Gdansk) ((gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00)
Oct 16 (Reuters) — Hungary's gross average wages rose by an annual 8.4% in August following an 7.5% increase in July, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Friday. The highest average gross earnings were recorded in telecommunications and IT services and the lowest ones in accommodation and food services, the KSH said. Average gross earnings in January-August increased by 10.6% compared to the same period of the previous year.
(% change from pvs year) August 2026 July 2026 August 2025 GROSS WAGE GROWTH +8.4 +7.5 +8.7 Private sector +8.1 +7.4 +8.5 Public sector +9.2 +7.4 +9.3 (Reporting by Antonis Pothitos and Adrianna Ebert in Gdansk) ((gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00)