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Whole Economy PMIs (Aug.)

August’s whole economy PMIs from the Gulf suggest that the pick-up in growth in non-oil sectors seen in the first half of the year has topped out. If oil prices stay low and fiscal policy becomes less supportive, as we expect, this slowdown has further to run.

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