By Tamas Csonka The output of the automotive industry, accounting for 28% of the manufacturing sector, edged up 1.6% year-on-year in February, rising after a three-month decline, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said. KSH confirmed that headline industrial output rose 1.8% (chart) in February, increasing for the first month in about a year. February output rose 1.4% when adjusted for the number of workdays. In a month-on-month comparison, output increased a seasonally- and workday-adjusted 3.5%. Hungary’s industry kicked off the year on a weak note, extending the downturn that started in th…