United States Markit Manufacturing PMI below forecasts (52) in February: Actual (51)

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Feb 22, 2016

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US Manufacturing PMI drops to lowest level since October 2012

The Markit flash US manufacturing PMI for February released today showed the pace of expansion in the activity dropped to lowest level since Oct 2012.