It also left its key interest rate unchanged at 8% for the second month in a row.
Temp vacancy growth slowed for the second month in a row, according to the survey.
For the second month in a row, Brazil industrial production showed negative y-o-y growth of -1.3%.
Retail sales (by value) were flat in July for the second month in a row.
For the second month in a row, inventory is actually higher than it was a year ago.
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In Italy the index rose for the second month to 47.8 in January from 46.7 last month.
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Intakes of new business rose for the second month in row, and at the fastest pace since March 2012.
Government figures issued on August 14th showed business inventories rose in July for the second month in a row.
The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index fell for the second month in a row, and at 53.1 was below the consensus estimate of 54.
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Also in April, vehicle sales fell sharply for the second month running.
Retail sales across the eurozone have fallen for the second month in a row in March, according to the European Union statistics agency Eurostat.
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The latter estimated that industry-wide sales came in at an annual run rate of more than 14 million for the second month in a row.
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French unemployment rose for the second month running, to 8.9%.
Manufacturing in China showed a contraction for the second month in a row, Japanese industrial companies have become more pessimistic on their prospects and South Korean exports have fallen.
Far less lucky was Pacific Biosciences, the maker of DNA sequencers which is ranking on the sad side of this roundup for the second month in a row.
The government wants to keep interest rates low to boost growth - but last week, Hungary's central bank increased rates for the the second month in a row, to 7% from 6.5%.
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes released this morning revealed again that outgoing BoE Governor Sir Mervyn King and two other officials were defeated in their push for more stimulus for the second month in a row (6-3).
The U.S. trade deficit, driven by falling crude imports, fell in March for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department said.
The largest wireless carrier in the world took the market by surprise for the second consecutive month, announcing the addition of a staggering 7.05 million net 3G subscribers in January.
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For what it is worth, the Cabinet Office's consumer-confidence survey rose in November for the second straight month.
But the report said the pace of this decline eased for the second consecutive month.
However, housing prices in 100 major Chinese cities were lower year-to-year for the second straight month in May.
But the latest moves come as new figures show Spanish industrial production fell for the second consecutive month in October.
The core Consumer Price Index, excluding the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 0.3% in June for the second straight month.
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Over in China, official PMI readings appear to have stabilized, rising for the second consecutive month to 51.2 (from 50.9) in September.
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Separate data also from Markit, and released before US stocks opened, showed US manufacturing activity fell for the second straight month in May.
Retail performed well as incomes rose for the second consecutive month.
In May, for the second consecutive month, there were around 95, 000 new loans for house purchase, well down on a year before, but up from the low of 77, 000 in November.
In notable economic news this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that consumer prices was unchanged for the second consecutive month in January due to falling gasoline prices and stable food prices.
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