At face value, the fall in the composite PMI from 51.8 in October to 49.9 in November suggests that real GDP growth is contracting in the middle of Q4, following a muted expansion of 0.1% q/q in Q3. That said, the PMIs do not fully capture the increases in government spending announced in the Budget, so the overall economy may not be slipping into recession.
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