Big cloud over M'sian manufacturing, PMI at lowest level


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PETALING JAYA: A big cloud hangs over the Malaysian manufacturing sector after its Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for December 2018 hit its lowest on record.

An economist said there was a significant fall in demand, while export orders dropped for the first time since June resulting from weakness across the Asia-Pacific region.

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