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Japan's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the global economic outlook, although the pace of decline slowed, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday. The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) edged up to a seasonally adjusted 49.7 in August from 49.6 in July. Output and new orders in the manufacturing sector shrank for a third straight month in August but at a slower pace than the previous month.
The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) edged up to a seasonally adjusted 49.7 in August from 49.6 in July. The index remained below the 50.0 index point threshold, which separates contraction from expansion.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the global economic.
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