Hungary: Economic sentiment improves in April
Latest reading: Economic sentiment increased to 99.6 in April, following March’s 95.6. Still, the latest reading was below the long-term average of 100, pointing to a muted near-term outlook for the economy.
In April, sentiment brightened in the industrial sector (-7.1 vs -11.1 in March), the construction sector (-22.9 vs -26.4 in March), the services sector (-9.3 vs -12.7 in March), the retail sector (-13.5 vs -16.8 in March) and among consumers (-15.9 vs -18.4 in March).