Sector activity decline slows as business confidence improves

07 Jan 2026 By Joshua Stein

Digital Edition: Sector activity decline slows as business confidence improves

A year-long slump in construction activity has begun to slow as business confidence began to show small signs of recovery, latest figures show. The S&P Global purchasers’ managers index (PMI) registered 40.1 in for December, up from 39.4 in November, but still short of the…

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