Austria's manufacturing activity slipped into the contraction territory in December as the renewed fall in new orders weighed on production growth, survey data from S&P Global showed on Monday.
The UniCredit Bank Austria manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.3 in December from 50.4 in November. A score below 50.0 indicates contraction.
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