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At 54.4 the purchasing manager’s composite index (PMI) declined 3.73% since August remaining just 3.82% above the level seen a year earlier.
It’s important to note that 7 of the 11 indicators cited in the report showed slowing growth since August while the “backlog of order” component actually contracted.