The Philippine manufacturing contracted in April as the resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases prompted factory closures and renewed fall in output, the latest IHS Markit survey revealed.

Results released on Monday showed that the purchasing managers index (PMI) sharply fell to 49.0 from 52.2 in March, signalling a marginal contraction in operating conditions across the manufacturing sector.

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