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“US companies reported the steepest downturn
since 2009 in March as measures to limit the
COVID-19 outbreak hit businesses across the
country. The service sector has been especially
badly affected, with consumer-facing industries such
as restaurants, bars and hotels bearing the brunt of
the social distancing measures, while travel and
tourism has been decimated. However,
manufacturing is also reporting a slump in demand,
with production falling at a rate not seen since 2009,
linked to either weak client demand, lost exports or
supply shortages.
“Jobs are already being slashed at a pace not
witnessed since the global financial crisis in 2009 as
firms either close or reduce capacity amid
widespread cost-cutting.
“The survey underscores how the US is likely
already in a recession that will inevitably deepen
further. The March PMI is roughly indicative of GDP
falling at an annualised rate approaching 5%, but the
increasing number of virus-fighting lockdowns and
closures mean the second quarter will likely see a far
steeper rate of decline.”
