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Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.0 in November 2019 from an upwardly revised 52.0 in the previous month. The reading pointed to the fastest expansion in factory activity since June, as purchased stocks rose slightly for the fourth straight month and employment grew, following a contraction in the previous month. Meanwhile, output and new orders increased at a slower pace.

Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI increased to 51.9 in October 2019 from a dowanwardly revised 51.7 in the previous month, as output and new orders continued to rise. Also, purchased inventories went up slightly for the third straight month. In contrast, employment decreased, after four consecutive months of expansion.

Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI decreased to 51.8 in September from 52.6 in the previous month, as output rose at a softer pace. Meanwhile, new orders, employment and purchases inventories advanced further. At the same time, the export indicator increased less than in the previous month while the import indicator declined, ending a more than three-year period of expansion.

Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6 in August of 2019 from a downwardly revised 51.2 in the previous month. All major components increased from last month: new orders, production volumes, purchased stocks and employment. Also, the export and import indicators both increased from the previous month.

Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI declined to 51.3 in July of 2019 from a downwardly revised 54.1 in the previous month. The reading pointed to the slowest expansion in factory activity since May of 2016, as all components retreated from June, including two measures falling by over four percentage points. Production volumes and new orders fell. While remaining above the 50-point watershed, the publisher said both measures were below-average last month, with the July new orders reading coming in as the sixth-lowest for the month since 1995. The index of purchased stocks dropped slightly, ending a 10-month period of expansion. The employment indicator rose, posting the seventh-highest monthly reading since 1995. The export and import indicators both fell from the previous month.

Hungary’s HALPIM Manufacturing PMI decreased to 54.4 in June of 2019 from 57.9 in the previous month, the lowest since March but above the long-term average of 52.5. Production, new orders, imports and exports all decreased but stayed in expansion territory. At the same time, purchased stocks and employment continued to rise.