Global Services Sector Expands in August at Slower Rate

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David Hensley, Director of Global Economics Coordination at JPMorgan, said: "The global service sector continued to expand in August, offsetting some of the weakness exhibited by manufacturing. Rising cost inflation and muted new order growth suggest that the expansion in the sector will remain only modest in coming months."

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