Brazil services sector deepens drop in August
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Activity in Brazil's services sector deepened its downturn in August as new business fell for the 18th straight month, a private survey showed on Monday, although slowing job losses and easing inflation provided some relief for a struggling economy.
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Brazilian services
The deeper contraction along with an ongoing manufacturing slump dragged Markit's Composite Index
Financial intermediation was the only one of six service categories that did not post slower activity in the month.
The rate of job losses and input price increases eased to the slowest since January.
Reporting by Brad Haynes; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli
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