Private sector activity shrinks further in March

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A customer shops for dairy products at a supermarket. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s private sector activities shrunk further for the second month in a row in March as business activity and new orders decreased amid rising prices and cash flow problems, a new survey shows.

The Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) says the headline index stood at 49.2 during the month, signalling a slight deterioration in business conditions.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.