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By Tamas Csonka in Budapest The decline in Hungary’s industrial sector and investments contributed to the 0.2% quarterly decline in economic activity in Q2, according to detailed figures by KSH. The statistics office on Tuesday confirmed the preliminary reading, which showed output rose 1.5% (chart) in annual terms and by 1.3% when adjusted to working days, bringing first-half growth to an adjusted 1.5%. Excluding the volatile agricultural sector, economic growth since 2022 has been very subdued, Portfolio observes. In annual terms industrial output decreased by 2.4%, and within that, manufact…

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