Thailand's manufacturing sector contraction eases in March

BANGKOK, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's manufacturing sector shrank for the eighth consecutive month in March, but at the slowest pace over the sequence, as output increased despite a further drop in new orders, a survey showed on Monday.

The Southeast Asian country's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was recorded at 49.1 last month, up from 45.3 in February, signaling an eased downturn as the figur