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Readings lower than 50 indicate contraction.
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Numbers below 50 on the 100-point index indicate contraction.
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In broad terms, a reading of above 50 on the index translates growth, while readings below 50 indicate contraction.
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Any reading below zero indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing sector.
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A figure above 50 signals expansion, while anything below indicates contraction.
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A reading below 50 indicates contraction in private sector output.
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A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing.
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A reading below 50 indicates contraction in business activity.
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A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector.
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The AIA's monthly index of billings by architectural firms has indicated contraction since January 2008.
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A figure above 50 denotes expansion; a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
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Any reading below 50 indicates contraction and June was the seventh consecutive month where the sector declined.
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A reading below 50 points indicates contraction.
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A reading above 50 signal expansion and a sub-50 reading indicates contraction.
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The index has been below 50, which indicates contraction, for 37 months.
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A PMI reading below 50 indicates contraction.