Rising COVID-19 cases affected UAE's non-oil private sector in February - PMI | ZAWYA MENA Edition
UAE's non-oil private sector businesses faced fresh disruptions in February as rising COVID-19 cases hampered sales and affected businesses.
Business expectations improved, but only gradually as restrictions led to further uncertainty about short-term growth prospects despite hopes for a rebound in the latter half of 2021, a survey showed on Wednesday.
The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit UAE Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which covers manufacturing and services, was at 50.6 in February compared to 51.2 in January, indicating a slower and only marginal improvement in business conditions.
However, the rate of output growth slowed from the previous month and was modest, as a number of firms commented on weaker demand trends due to stricter COVID-19 restrictions on areas such as retail and services.
David Owen, Economist at IHS Markit, said: "The tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in February had a notable impact on the UAE economy, according to
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