Markit said the composite output PMI was at 47.7 in May, up from 46.9 in April.

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Including services and manufacturing, the eurozone PMI composite output index was at 47.3, up from 46.5 in November.

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There is also a composite video output to connect to send video to a TV.

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About the only oddities are the vintage composite video output and a 30-pin dock for charging iPads, iPhones and iPods, neither of which will be much help if you live on the cutting edge.

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Its PMI composite index points to a small decline in national output in the second quarter, according to Markit, which assembles the indices.

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