The fall in the headline manufacturing PMI, from a downwardly-revised 53.8 in July to 52.8 in August, leaves the survey pointing to little improvement in the manufacturing sector’s fortunes. Indeed, the reading is the lowest since the sharp fall recorded in July 2016 immediately after the Brexit vote.
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