Hungary: First estimate signals growth in industrial production picks up in October
According to a first estimate released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) on 6 December, industrial output increased a working-day adjusted 3.3% year-on-year in October, up from September’s 2.2% yoy rise.
In month-on-month, seasonally and working-day adjusted terms, industrial production rose 2.0%, strongly contrasting a 2.1% contraction in September. Annual average growth in industrial production edged down from September’s 4.3% to 3.9% in October, the weakest reading in over one year.