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Services PMI moderates to three month low in December amid Omicron fears

Data released by the analytics firm IHS Markit showed that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for services fell to 55.5 in December from 58.1 in November.

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Asit Ranjan Mishra New Delhi
India’s services sector activity moderated to a three-month low in December as many states imposed night curfews ahead of the Christmas season to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Data released by analytics firm IHS Markit showed that the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for services fell to 55.5 in December from 58.1 in November. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in economic activity and a number below that signals contraction. Manufacturing PMI for December had also declined to a three-month low, data released on Monday showed.

“Underlying data suggested that the latest increase in new orders was centred on

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