The euro zone manufacturing sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, with production and new orders both increasing at the fastest rates since mid-2011. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.3 percent in July this year, up 0.2 percentage points compared to June, according to the figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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In July this year, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) of China's steel sector increased to 52.5 percent, exceeding 50 percent for only the second time since February this year, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC) ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Thursday that economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the second consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 50th consecutive month. The Purchasing ...
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After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June, signaling a deterioration of business conditions for the third consecutive month, a company ...
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Natural rubber surpluses and poor demand, especially from China, will weigh on spot prices for the commodity, Germany's Commerzbank said in a report issued Tuesday. "Several years of supply surpluses on the global rubber market have ...
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Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
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In July this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to an 11-month low of 47.7 from June's final reading of 48.2, marking the third straight month in which the index reading was below 50. A reading ...
The Australian dollar is almost one US cent lower after figures from China showed manufacturing activity in the world's second largest economy slowed to an 11-month low in July. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.69 US cents, ...
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At the end of the second quarter this year, Germany's construction sector continued to rebound from its recent downturn. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to a 15-month high of 54.5 in June, up from 50.6 ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Monday that its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.9 percent in June, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from May's reading of 49 percent, indicating expansion in the ...
The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the Chinese manufacturing sector retreated to 48.2, the lowest level since September 2012 and down from May's final reading of 49.2, as announced by the HSBC.The output sub-index contracted in ...
The euro zone manufacturing sector moved a step closer to stabilization at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in output and new orders continuing to ease. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI), a primary gauge of manufacturing growth, declined in June to the slowest reading in four months, Bloomberg reported, citing official data released today. The PMI declined to 50.1 last month from ...
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China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.1 percent in June this year, down 0.7 percentage points compared to May, according to the figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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