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PMIs: Demand weakening but supply improving slightly

The latest manufacturing PMIs suggest that industrial activity weakened a touch in May. But while the forward-looking components of the surveys imply that weaker demand will weigh on output in the months ahead, there were some further signs that supply-chain disruptions were becoming less of a constraint on activity. Regardless though, price pressures remain acute.

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