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One last gasp in September before recovery peters out

The services PMI showed activity in the tertiary sector increasing in September but that the outlook for Q4 is weak. The economy is becoming more reliant on public spending to keep it ticking over as private domestic demand has few remaining supports and external demand is deteriorating.

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