KSH unveils June's industrial and construction output figures
Industrial output in Hungary fell by an annual 3.8% in June while the output of Hungary’s construction sector dropped by 3.8% year on year.
Industrial output in Hungary fell by an annual 3.8% in June while the output of Hungary’s construction sector dropped by 3.8% year on year.
According to official figures, the output of the automotive industry grew by an annual 34.5%, albeit from a low base, and up from 23.7% in the previous month.
KSH said the output of the automotive industry and the computer, electronics and optical equipment sectors showed “significant” growth.
Month on month, output grew by 1.1%, based on seasonally and working day-adjusted data.
The growth was driven by the leading sectors in Hungary, such as vehicle manufacturing and the manufacturing computer, electronics and optical products.
KSH figures show that output grew by 40.2 percent, according to working day-adjusted data.
According to data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday, Hungary’s exports and industrial output were up in September.
The International Monetary Fund has forecast Hungary’s GDP growth by 2.8% in 2019, the construction sector output rose by 23.8% in September year-on-year and the industrial sector output grew by 5.4 percent
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