Hungary: The price of apples fell by ten percent

This represents a ten percent drop in prices, but in January of this year, the average price is still 63 percent plus, and on an annual basis, 83 percent plus. However, the current movement may be a turning point in the sense that the continuous rise in prices since October last year has been broken. The monthly decrease of HUF 20 per kilogram of lemon is not significant either, but the decrease of HUF 10 already seen in August continues. One kilogram of lemons cost 1,040 forints in July. The price has gone up 39 percent this year, up 29 percent in the past year. The rise in the price of oranges is also spectacular, with the price level taking on 66 per cent this year and 43 per cent last year. Of the vegetables and fruits, tomatoes are the most spectacular in this year’s price drop with a 45 percent minus. Since the beginning of the year, the price of headed cabbage has fallen by 11 percent. Of the meat products included in the CSO's inflation basket, the cold cuts in Paris and ...