February data paints a sorry picture of manufacturing before Covid-19 hit
Mining races ahead but factory output records its ninth consecutive month of declines
19 May 2020 - 18:40
Manufacturing data released on Tuesday underscored the underlying weakness in the sector even before the economy was almost entirely shut down by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, economists have said.
Factory output during February recorded its ninth consecutive decline on an annual basis, at a time when the country faced rolling power cuts over the the course of the month...
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