TOKYO ― Japan's service activity contracted in October on weaker sales, with business confidence slipping to the lowest level since March 2022 on concerns over a shortage of labor, a private survey showed on Wednesday.

The final au Jibun Bank Service purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 49.7 in October from 53.1 in September, according to an index publisher S&P Global Intelligence.

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