BUDAPEST: Hungary's investments rose by an annual 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after a 16.3 percent annual rise in the third quarter, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Thursday. In the whole of last year, investments grew by 14 percent over the previous year.

Construction investments dropped by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, while machinery, equipment and vehicle investments increased by 6.9 percent, the KSH added.

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