TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in December, and at an accelerated pace, the latest survey from Nikkei showed on Thursday with a manufacturing PMI score of 54.0.
That's up from 53.6 in November, and it moves further above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.
Individually, output growth continued to accelerate, while new orders also increased at a sharper rate.
Business confidence weakened.
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