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From markiteconomics.com
The manufacturing sector has had a gloomy start to the year in 2019,
trends in production and new orders have slowed and that
fell for the second time only in the previous two and a half years.
The companies indicated that preparations for Brexit had led to
increase in purchasing activity and storage of inputs to
warehouses.
Seasonally adjusted IHS Markit / CIPS
Purchasing Managers Index® (PMI®) – which provides a
followed to a figure of sector performance – fell to
its lowest level in three months of 52.8, against 54.2 in December and
lowest second reading since July 2016 (the first survey
month following the EU … (full story)
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