By Wojciech Kosc in Warsaw Poland’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) improved 2.1 points to 43 in September (chart) but still lingered below the 50-point mark separating contraction from growth for a fifth consecutive month, the economic intelligence company S&P Global said on October 3. Output and new orders especially remained deep inside the negative territory in a reflection of uncertainty “not just in product markets, but amongst manufacturers themselves,” S&P Global said. “Confidence about the future remains subdued, and firms are cutting jobs at a quicker rate as part of efforts to keep…