Manufacturing activity in contraction for 9th straight month

Manufacturing activity in Taiwan continued to weaken, contracting for the ninth consecutive month in November with production and employment on the decline as the export-oriented manufacturing sector continued to feel the pinch from global demand weakness, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said Friday.

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