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Private sector activity slump may widen on falling orders

The agriculture boom may ease in the coming months, reducing new orders for various products, new data shows.

According to the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released yesterday, signs of reducing output in the private sector manifested in January, with the index falling marginally to 53.2 from 53.6 in December.

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