Irish Manufacturing Growth Slips to 6-Month Low: PMI

Irish Manufacturing Growth Slips to 6-Month Low: PMI
A strawberry moon is seen over chimneys at the Guinness factory during sunset in Dublin, Ireland, on June 27, 2018. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
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DUBLIN—Growth in Irish factory activity slipped to a six-month low in September but remained close to all-time highs with the sector showing signs of inflationary pressures, a survey showed on Friday.

The AIB IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 60.3 in September from 62.8 in August and down from May’s record reading of 64.1.