The slight decline in manufacturing sales volumes in August echoes the decline in exports already reported for that month, providing more evidence that the recovery from the first-half recession is already losing steam. The gains at the start of the third quarter mean that the economy grew by an annualised 2.5%, but the renewed slowdown doesn’t bode well for the fourth quarter.
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