Tag Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing activity continued to strengthen in August, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite index rose from 10 in July to 18 in August, with survey results suggesting that many Fifth District manufacturers saw increases in employment, wages, and the average workweek …

The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 17.2 in July from 24.1 in June. This print came in worse than the market expectation of 21.

The US NY Empire State Manufacturing Index fell more than expected in August. It came at 3.7, declined from 17.2 in July and fell short of 15.0 expected. New orders -1.7 vs +13.9 last month, little changed. Employment jumped higher to +2.4 vs +0.4 last month. Shipments +6.7 vs +18.5 …

Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the general situation in the industrial sector improved for May in UK. Manufacturing production grew to + 8.4% on a monthly basis in May, against expectations of -20.9% and -24.4% in April, while total industrial output grew by + …

New factory orders in the United States increased during May on a monthly basis by 8%, according to data by the US Commerce Department. This shows a sign of recovery, after orders for US-manufactured goods decreased by 13.5% in April, despite coming below the market expectations consensus of an 8.9% …

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector in the United States increased to 52.6 in June, as shown by the data of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). This comes after the index recorded 43.1 in May and was expected to register 49.5 and remain in the contraction …

Eurozone PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 47.4 in June, up from 39.4 in May a report by IHS Markit said. The index was in contraction below 50 for 17 consecutive months. and had fallen to 33.4 in April. The report stated: “Eurozone manufacturing sector continues to contract sharply,” “There was …