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Mon 11 Nov 2009German manufacturing activity rises
A rise in output helped German manufacturing activity expand for the second month running in November, driving an increase in private sector growth in Europe's largest economy, a survey showed today.
A flash estimate of the Markit composite purchasing managers' index (PMI), which surveys the services and manufacturing sectors, showed growth for the fourth month running with a reading of 53.5, up from 52.3 in October.
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