Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 53.7 points in December, inching up from 53.6 in the previous month, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) said on Monday.
The PMI was over the 50-point threshold, signalling an expansion in the manufacturing sector.
Among the PMI sub-indices, the new orders index rose 1.8 percentage points and was over the 50-point mark.
The production volume index slipped 0.2 percentage points but still indicated an expansion.
The employment index rose 0.9 percentage points and was over the 50 threshold.
The delivery times index fell 4.0 percentage points and was below the 50-point mark.
The gauge of purchased inventories rose 2.7 percentage points and showed expansion.












