Adjusted for seasonal and working-day indices, the volume of industrial production in May was below the level of the previous month by 0.7%, KSH said.
Industrial output overall increased year-on-year in the first five months of the year by 3%, KSH said.
When adjusted for working days, production in May grew by 4.2% year-on-year, as the number of working days was two higher than in May of last year, according to KSH’s data.
A second estimate of May’s industrial production will be released by KSH on July 13.
In April, Hungary’s industrial output went up by 5.3% over April of the previous year.
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