In November 2015 the Purchasing Managers' Index for Canadian Manufacturers

question 283

Multiple Choice

In November 2015 the Purchasing Managers' Index for Canadian manufacturers was 48.6 which predicts a(n) ________ in the number of persons it employed and a(n) ________ in the total number of persons unemployed in the economy.

• A)decrease; increase
• B)decrease; decrease
• C)increase; decrease
• D)increase; increase

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