PMI still a little under 50 points in March
Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) edged down to 48.7 points in March from 49.0 in February, when it slipped under the 50-point threshold that signals expansion in the manufacturing sector for the first time in five months, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) said.
The new orders index fell in March from the previous month but remained over 50.
The production volume index rose, climbing back over the 50-point mark.
The employment index showed an expansion, after pointing to a contraction in February.
Delivery times were longer than in February.
Purchased inventories increased “at a moderate pace” in March after declining in February.
