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‘Dampened consumer sentiment’ hits Rieter, China and India offer hope

13/03/2024

Textile machinery group Rieter has confirmed full-year revenues for 2023 of 1.4 billion Swiss francs, a fall of 6% compared to the previous year.

It said markets remain under pressure from the economic slowdown, high inflation rates and “noticeably dampened consumer sentiment”, and that customers appear reluctant to place orders owing to financing challenges.

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