dubai july 5 reuters  business activity in the united arab emirates nonoil sector expanded in june as new orders rose at the fastest pace in four years according to a survey published on wednesday the seasonally adjusted sp global uae purchasing managers index rose to 569 in june from 555 in may and remained firmly above the 50 mark which signals growth in activity the subindex for new orders jumped to 610 the fastest rate of expansion since june 2019 fuelled by stronger customer demand in part due to competitive pricing and promotional offers some of this growth was predicated on the offer of discounts to customers however which may not be sustainable in the longterm given that input costs are rising said andrew harker economics director at sp global market intelligence all in all the nonoil private sector remained on a strong footing at the midway point of the year and is well placed for further growth in h2 harker said the output subindex rose to 641 after dipping to 623 in may but overall input prices also increased sharply rising to 521 in june the highest pace of increase since july 2022 while there was broad optimism among nonoil companies for the outlook in the next 12 months sentiment in june dipped from the previous month and remained below the series average