In addition to faster hiring, new export orders grew faster in March than February.
CLSA's new export orders index plummeted to 28.2 in November, from 44.3 in October.
With export orders rising and confidence growing, the next few months could be surprisingly buoyant.
Scottish Engineering's latest quarterly review suggested overall order intakes dipped slightly, with export orders falling "considerably".
In the UK, activity in the manufacturing sector edged higher in January despite falling export orders.
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And in September new export orders fell at the fastest pace in 42 months.
Meanwhile, new export orders received by manufacturers rose slightly, having fallen continuously since June.
Today's manufacturing survey shows new export orders declining in February, for the 14th month in a row.
Gauges of export orders and investment are now at their highest since the mid-1990s, says the CBI.
In August new export orders for manufacturers were at their weakest since March 2009, according to Markit.
American factory purchasing managers reported a sharp jump in export orders in October and a drop in imports.
The new orders index fell marginally to 52.7 from 52.9, but new export orders rose 0.9 to 50.1.
With new export orders falling, especially in China, Russia, and Brazil, stocks have built up, lifting inventory counts substantially.
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New orders slowed 1.9% to 51.7%, new export orders contracted 8% to 49%, and employment slowed 1.6% to 52.5%.
New export orders in Germany fell for the third month in a row, and at the fastest pace in 2 years.
China's manufacturers grew at a slower pace in March, according to a survey released Monday, as export orders and employment declined.
New orders hit a six-month high of 49.7 and new export orders continued to show activity contracting, but at a slower pace.
HSBC's final PMI in December had showed export orders falling, at odds with government data which pointed to a recovery in shipments.
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The increase in export orders should soon translate into higher export sales.
One of the main reasons was a sharp decline in new export orders, with manufacturers blaming slacker demand in Europe and China.
Despite generally forecasting an improvement in export orders, optimism among firms dropped into negative territory after a sustained period of "extremely positive" quarters.
Scottish engineering firms expect export orders to pick up in the next three months despite a recent dip, according to an industry survey.
However, while the group said rising domestic and export orders had boosted sales it warned that recent market turmoil could hit growth in future.
Manufacturing has held up better in America, but its rate of growth has also slowed sharply since last autumn, and export orders have weakened.
It incorporates novel hardware and software systems that their designers hope can prove their worth in orbit and go on to win export orders.
An industry group in China released data Wednesday showing that manufacturing grew at a slower pace in April and export orders had been declining steadily.
The export orders sub-index showed a contraction in December from November.
The survey found that 18% of firms saw orders rise, while 34% recorded a fall, and manufacturers also said that the decline in export orders increased.
According to the report new export orders throughout the Eurozone remained in the doldrums, with exports declining for the fourteenth month which has affected the labor market.
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