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Manufacturing back to expansion mode in Sept

The manufacturing sector resumed expansion in September as quarantine curbs were gradually lifted, but global supply constraints and expensive inputs pose a threat to sustained recovery. The September purchasing managers’ index for the Philippines released by London-based global information provider IHS Markit Ltd. on Friday showed , reversing the contraction in August when Metro Manila…

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Manufacturing sustains growth in March

Manufacturing sustained year-on-year growth in March, before the most stringent lockdown measures were again imposed in Metro Manila and four neighboring provinces that host economic zones and factories to contain the surge in COVID-19 infections. London-based global information provider IHS Markit Ltd. on Monday said the Philippines’ purchasing managers’ index (PMI) slightly eased to 52.2…