Taken at face value, the PMIs suggest that the economy made some headway in November. However, they still point to a marked slowdown in recent months. That may not be the case in practice – the hard data have held up better than survey-based measures lately. But if that starts to change, policy support will need to be ramped up further to prevent the economy from backsliding.
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