The IHS Markit United States Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed during November the biggest improvement in operating conditions since September 2014. This comes as the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit final U.S. Manufacturing PMI posted 56.7 last month, up from 53.4 in October. It was also the seventh successive monthly …
Read More »US PMI Records Largest Gain in Five Years – IHS Markit
The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Flash United States Composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) output index posted 57.9 in November, up from 56.3 in October. The rate of growth was the sharpest since March 2015, as a steep upturn in service sector activity was accompanied by an accelerated rise in manufacturing …
Read More »German Flash Manufacturing PMI Eases to 57.9 in November
According to the preliminary manufacturing activity report from IHS/Markit research, released this Monday, the flash version of the German Manufacturing PMI eased to 57.9 in November. The reading was still better than consensus estimates pointing to a fall to 56.5 from a 30-month high level of 58.2 recorded in the …
Read More »Eurozone Flash Manufacturing PMI Comes in at 53.6 For November
According to the preliminary report from IHS/Markit research, Eurozone business activity fell sharply in November as countries introduced more aggressive measures. In fact, the Eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to a three-month low level of 53.6 during the reported month, down from 548 in October. Adding to this, …
Read More »US: ISM Manufacturing PMI Jumps to 59.3 in October
The business activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded at an impressive pace in October with the ISM Manufacturing PMI jumping to 59.4 from 55.4 in September. This reading beat analysts’ estimate of 55.8 by a wide margin. Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid Index rose …
Read More »US Business Activity Expands at Fastest Rate in 20 Months
The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Flash United States Composite Output Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 55.5 at the start of the final quarter of 2020, up from 54.3 in September, This is signaling the fastest increase in private sector business activity since February 2019. Service sector firms recorded a marked …
Read More »Eurozone Flash Manufacturing PMI Comes in at 54.4
Business activity fell back into decline across the Eurozone in October as accelerating growth of manufacturing output was overwhelmed by a steepening deterioration in the service sector amid rising COVID-19 worries. In fact, the Eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) jumped to a 26-month high level of 54.4 during the …
Read More »UK Preliminary Manufacturing PMI Beats Estimates in October
The UK manufacturing and services sector activities showed mixed performance in October, the preliminary report from IHS Markit showed this Friday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to a three-month low of 53.3 in October versus 53.1 expected and 54.1 – September’s final reading. …
Read More »German Flash Manufacturing PMI Jumps to 58 in October
According to the preliminary manufacturing activity report from IHS/Markit research, released this Friday, a further rise in the German manufacturing output helped to support growth across the private sector in October. In fact, the flash version of the German Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly jumped to a 30-month high level of 58.0, …
Read More »Service Activity Contracted in Germany
The service activity in the German economy recorded a contraction during October, by more than analysts’ expectations, to shift from an expansion area to a contraction. Data released by the Markit Statistics Office on Friday showed that the index of service activity in the German economy recorded 48.9 points during …
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