Manufacturing index dips

A worker grinds a metal window grill at a steel and iron manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad, India, October 3, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/File photo
South Asia

India's factory activity growth hits three-month low: PMI

Growth in Asia's third-largest economy slowed to 6.7% last quarter from 7.8% as government spending fell, official data showed on Friday

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast factory orders would rise 1.0% in September. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

US manufacturing slows modestly; excess inventories a major concern