In recent years, we had grown used to inflation figures bringing unpleasant news: rising prices, soaring food bills or ever more expensive fuel. For the first time in a long while, however, Hungary’s inflation rate can be discussed in a positive context, having fallen to a ten-year low. One reason is that Hungary’s inflation rate has fallen to a ten-year low – a development that also caught Hungarian experts by surprise. According to portfolio.hu, Hungary has not seen inflation this low since 2016. Photo: MTIThe economic news website attributed the sharp slowdown in inflation to three factors:favourable trends in food prices; calmer conditions in fuel markets; a strong forint.