According to the report, the automotive industry – Hungary’s largest manufacturing sector – recorded a 6% annual increase in output and accounted for 27% of total manufacturing during the month.
Output in the computer, electronics, and optical equipment segment, which represented 9.9% of manufacturing, rose 1.1%, while the electrical equipment segment, responsible for 9.5%, dropped 4.8%.
Production in the food, drinks, and tobacco category, comprising 13% of the sector, fell 6%. Adjusted for workdays, headline industrial output also declined 2.6% year-on-year.
On a monthly basis, seasonally- and workday-adjusted output fell 1.3%.
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