Irish manufacturing growth slows to two-and-a-half year low

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Growth in the Irish manufacturing sector slowed to its lowest rate in two and a half years in April with new orders weakening asthe slowdown in global markets began to have an effect, a new survey shows.

The Investec and Markit Economics purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 52.6 in April from 54.9 in March and 55.8 a year ago, its lowest reading since November 2013. However, it remained ...