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The S&P Global US Composite PMI declined to 50.9 in April 2024 from 52.1 in the previous month, signaling only a slight expansion in the country's private sector, which was the softest since December, a preliminary estimate showed. Activity increased at a slower pace across both the manufacturing and service sectors, with rates of growth easing to three- and five-month lows, respectively. Inflows of new orders declined for the first time in six months, and employment decreased for the first time since June 2020 amid signs of demand weakness due to elevated interest rates and inflationary pressures weighing on demand. Additionally, backlogs of work declined for the third month running. On the price front, both input costs and output charges rose at slower rates but remained high overall. Finally, business sentiment dipped to a five-month low.