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Trade and Jobs: Hungary

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  • Hungary

Hungarian companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €34 billion in 2019. And this keeps 862,000 Hungarians workers busy.

  • Hungarian extra-EU exports support 603,000 jobs in Hungary.
  • Another 259,000 Hungarian workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 18% of jobs in Hungary depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Hungarian extra-EU exports also support over 159,000 jobs in EU countries. 
  • 51% of export-related jobs in Hungary are in services.

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Trade and jobs
Trade and jobs

EU exports support over 30 million jobs. 1 in 7 jobs in the EU depends on exports.

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EU exports support 38 million jobs in the EU

This is one of the many figures in a new report released today by the European Commission, showing just how important an open trade policy is for European employment.

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