摘要:2007 saw unfavourable trends in inflation, with annual CPI
varying within the range of 6.4%-9%. Following a peak in
March, year-on-year inflation decreased steadily until
October, when it again assumed an upward tendency.
Inflation, which remained outside both the 3% medium-term
target of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank and the ±1% tolerance
band all through the year, can be attributed predominantly to
factors beyond the central bank’s control. In addition to tax
and regulated price increases, which were part of fiscal
adjustments, a rapid global rise in oil and food prices in the
second half of the year also fuelled inflation.