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Manufacturing in the US looks to be running out of steam after factory output data for October came in lower than expected and the previous month's number was revised lower. Picture: BLOOMBERG
Manufacturing in the US looks to be running out of steam after factory output data for October came in lower than expected and the previous month's number was revised lower. Picture: BLOOMBERG

Momentum in the manufacturing sector is picking up. The Absa purchasing managers index (PMI) ticked up to 52.6 points in November as business activity and new sales orders improved for a second consecutive month after plunging during peak load-shedding in September. Business Day TV unpacked the print with Absa senior economist Miyelani Maluleke.

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