In July, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.3 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 50.8 percent, up by 0.4 percentage ...
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In July, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 54.1 percent, an increase of 0.2 percentage point over the previous month. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of service industry was 53.0 ...
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The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China declined to 47.7 in July from 48.2 in June, declining for a third straight month to its lowest reading since August 2012.A reading below 50 indicates a contraction of activity while one ...
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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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Manufacturing activity in July continued its solid turnaround since dropping to its lowest levels since June 2009 in May, according to the Institute for Supply Management's monthly Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The PMI, the index ...
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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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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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Japanese Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma (MTPC) has agreed to acquire Medicago, a biopharma company that develops vaccines, in a deal valued at nearly $357m. Based on the terms of the definitive agreement, the acquirer will purchase all of the ...
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Non-manufacturing activity took a dip in June but remained in growth territory, according to the June edition of the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. ISM said that the index used to measure ...
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China's service sector in June grew too slowly to counteract a wider loss of momentum in China’s economy, Reuters reported. Numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed service PMI at 53.9, a 9 month low, while a ...
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