The  global  manufacturing  sector  remained  in  a  soft  growth  patch  at  the  end  of  the  second   quarter,  with  June  seeing  a  mild  deceleration  in  the  rate  of  output  expansion  to  a  near  two-­year  low.   Among  the  main  emerging  markets,  output  fell  slightly  in  China  and  Russia,  but  rose  in  India,  Mexico  and   Vietnam.  Brazil’s  severe  downturn  in  manufacturing  production  continued.