Japan’s manufacturing sector has seen it’s slowest month of growth since August 2017.
According to the Financial Times, the slowest growth for nine months has fallen amid a rise in input prices.
The month of May also saw a drop in new orders for the nation, which is anticipated to have contributed to the disappointing figures.
The Nikkei-Markit flash manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded a growth of 52.5 on its scale for this month.
