By Tamas Csonka in Budapest Output of the automotive industry, Hungary’s biggest manufacturing sector, rose 32.1% y/y in October (chart), albeit from a low base hit by the semiconductor shortage, a detailed release of data by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on December 14 shows. On a monthly basis, output shrank for the first time in five months, down 3.5%. Y/y growth of the segment edged up from 31.6% in the previous month. The automotive segment accounted for 25% of manufacturing sector output in October. The detailed data show output of the computer, electronics and optical equipment se…