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Private sector activities fall to 3-month low as exports dip

Frosty weather conditions hit Kenya’s sales abroad last month even as global recession lies in wait, new data shows.

The latest Stanbic Bank’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - a survey that measures the health of the private sector - shows that there was a slow growth in exports in August with the headline PMI dropping to 52.9 from 54.1 in July. This was the lowest level since May this year.

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