HONG KONG Exports have been growing at a healthy pace in Asia, and the region's manufacturing sector started the second quarter on a stronger footing, with all except two of the 12 economies surveyed by The Nikkei registering broad-based improvement.
Leading the region was Taiwan, whose Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index recorded its 11th consecutive month of expansion in April at 54.4. A measure above 50 indicates expansion, while anything below signals deterioration.
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