Hungary’s construction output surged by 21.9% year-on-year in August 2026, sharply rebounding from a 12.2% decline in July. This was the strongest growth since February 2022, supported by robust gains across both main construction segments.
Civil engineering activity soared 102.4%, reversing a 14.0% drop in the previous month. The surge was driven primarily by a 183.6% increase in output in the core civil engineering segment, a 142.0% jump in road and railway construction, and a 319.9% spike in utility projects.
In contrast, building construction continued to contract, though at a slightly slower pace, falling 9.6% year-on-year after a 10.7% decrease in July.
On a seasonally and working-day-adjusted monthly basis, total construction output was up 14.0% in August, following a 4.6% decline in the previous month.
Over the January–August period, overall construction output in Hungary inched up by 0.1% compared with the same period a year earlier.
