Hungary: economic indicators

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996*
Private sector: % GDP44 52 55 60n/a
Growth rate: %-3 -0.82.922
Unemployment: %12.712.610.910.411.7
Inflation: %21.6 21.1 21.228.323.6
Budget balance: % GDP-5.5-6.8-8.3-6.8n/a
Trade balance (US$m)-11-4,021-3,716n/an/a
Current account balance (US$m)352-4,262-4,054n/an/a
Overall balance (US$m)7702,545-475n/an/a
Foreign currency reserves: months' imports3.75.1 5 5.7n/a
National interest rates33.0525.43 27.432.61n/a
Net external debt (US$bn)0.910.70.9n/a
Exchange rate: forint to US$1.0098.7131.8126.5125.6138.3

Source: EBRD, IMF and others


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