Dubai non-oil sector rebounds in November after hitting 31-month low

Published on Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 1866 Views

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Dubai’s non-oil private sector saw growth improve last month after hitting a 31-month low in October, while the job market showed signs of improvement. according to a new survey.

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Emirates NBD’s Dubai Economy Tracker Index index showed a score of 55.3 in November, its highest since June, after hitting 52.5 in October.

However, the score was still below the 2017 average of 56.

A score above 50 indicates growth and below 50 a contraction.

“November data signalled a stronger improvement in the health of Dubai’s non-oil private sector, reflecting a faster expansion in business activity, new work and a stable trend in employment,” the bank said.

“The three main sectors monitored all registered stronger performances, with construction seeing the fastest growth.”

Employment data indicated a slight expansion after two consecutive months of contraction, thanks in part to a “robust” increase in staff reported by construction firms.

“Employment made a modest return to expansionary territory at 50.2 last month, following two consecutive months of sub-50.0 readings, but only 2.9 per cent of respondents saw an increase in headcount,” the bank said.

Other indicators showed output increasing at its fastest rate since August thanks to good market conditions.

The construction sector was the fastest growing during November with a score of 57.5, followed by wholesale and retail with 55.4 and travel and tourism with 52.8.

Scores of 55.5, 53.7 and 49.6 were seen in each sector for October.

However, there were signs of firms absorbing cost increases to gain new business.

Average cost burdens for firms rose for the eighth month running and the rate of inflation hit a seven-month high, despite output charges falling at their fastest rate since February 2016 to 45.8

“At the same time, input prices rose at a faster rate, from 52.1 in October, to 54.1 last month. As such, margin pressures on firms continue to intensify,” Emirates NBD indicated.

A UAE-wide survey for November conducted for Emirates NBD also showed improving conditions, with a similar rise in employment.

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Category Gulf News, UAE | 2018/12/12 latest update at 2:00 PM
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