Moreover, export and shipbuilding orders are down. The closely watched HSBC purchasing managers' index, at its record lowest point, is close to negative territory and headed south.

另外，出口和造船订单减少，备受关注的汇丰银行采购经理人指数下滑，逼近负值区域，创下新低。

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The euro zone's prospects of growing its way out of trouble are receding, according to surveys of purchasing managers by HSBC and Markit, an information provider.

根据汇丰银行和信息提供商——麦盖提联合进行的采购经理人调查，欧元区通过经济增长摆脱困境的希望越来越渺茫。

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The HSBC purchasing managers' index showed a final reading of 49.5 in October, an increase from 47.9 in September.

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This has been the case with China, which has been showing remarkable improvement in its export-oriented HSBC Purchasing Managers Index.

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The preliminary HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6.

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