This is according to November's Bank of Scotland PMI which showed that output levels were often increased through work on backlogs, but new business received fell for the third month running.
Despite less new work, firms created jobs and, reflecting elevated cost pressures, raised tariffs marginally on the month.
This latest monthly increase in private sector activity, posting 51.1 up slightly from October's mark of 51, extended the current spell of growth to 11 months, with higher output registered by both manufacturers and services providers.
Output growth was maintained despite a further (albeit modest) decrease in new business received in November. The drop in incoming new work was underpinned by declines in domestic and international demand for Scotland's manufactured goods, with a modest rise in service sector business wins softening the overall contraction in new work.
Employment at firms operating in the Scottish private sector increased for the first time in four months in November.
Additional jobs were created at both goods producers and service providers, with the former seeing the slightly faster rise in staff levels. This contrasted with a solid fall in employment across the UK as a whole.
Donald MacRae, chief economist at Bank of Scotland, said: "November's PMI was positive for the 11th month of this year suggesting the private sector of the Scottish economy continues to grow across manufacturing and services.
“Both new orders and new export orders fell in the month highlighting the challenge of maintaining growth in the face of the global slowdown.
“The November PMI at 51.1 is above both the UK and the Eurozone showing the resilience of the Scottish economy."
The Bank of Scotland PMI is compiled by Markit for Bank of Scotland and is based on data compiled from monthly replies to questionnaires sent to purchasing executives in around 600 private manufacturing and service sector companies. The panel has been carefully selected to accurately replicate the true structure of the Scottish economy.
