The slowdown in Turkish industrial production growth in May, to 2.4% y/y, appears to be a result of strikes in the automobile sector. And, overall, the data still suggest that the economy expanded at a quicker pace in Q2 than in Q1. Elsewhere, the small rise in inflation in Hungary last month is unlikely to prevent the National Bank from lowering interest rates further this month.
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