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Global Manufacturing Activity Contracts for First Time This Year
- Manufacturing output prices rise to more than two-year high
- New export orders fall to lowest level since August 2023
A worker welds a structural steel beam at a steel facility in West Jordan, Utah.
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Global manufacturing activity contracted for the first time this year in April, dragged down by shrinking orders and employment.