The manufacturing PMIs diverged this month. But the big picture is that industry was coming off the boil even prior to the latest power shortages. On a more upbeat note, the official surveys point to a sharp rebound in services activity, which is probably enough to ensure that overall economic output picked up this month, partially reversing a sharp decline in August.
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