Hungary’s producer prices rose 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, the fastest increase since June 2025 and a sharp acceleration from July’s 1.0% gain. Growth strengthened across domestic output, where prices increased 5% compared with 2.5% in July, and non-domestic output, which rose 4.7% after a 0.3% increase. By sector, producer inflation accelerated in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply to 23.8% from 9.7%, while manufacturing prices rebounded to a 1.6% increase from a 0.8% decline. Water collection, treatment and supply also recorded faster growth at 3.9%, up from 3.5%. Mining and quarrying prices fell further, declining 2.8% after a 2.6% drop. On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 2.9% in August, following a 1.4% rise in the previous period.