Purchasing Managers’ Index Three Points Down
Output and new order growth in the German manufacturing sector eased markedly in August. As a result, the purchasing volume dropped to 58.2, from 61.2 in July. Meanwhile, higher capacity utilisation...
View ArticleHigh Profit Margins for Auto Suppliers
Revenues in the global automotive supplier industry have been recovering and are almost back to pre-crisis levels. EBIT margins will even reach an all-time high of approx. 6% in 2010. According to a...
View ArticlePurchasing Managers’ Index Loses 3 Points
Signs of a slowdown in the German manufacturing sector were more prominent in September, with output and new business growth both easing sharply since the previous month. Consequently, the seasonally...
View ArticlePurchasing Managers’ Index 1.5 Points up
The seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recovered some of the ground lost. At 56.6 in October, up from 55.1 in the previous month, the PMI was comfortably above the...
View ArticlePurchasing Managers’ Index Rises to 60.7
December data signalled another strong acceleration in German manufacturing output growth, with the rate of expansion picking up to a five-month high. Sharper rises in production and incoming new work...
View ArticleRapid Increase in Purchasing Costs
The German manufacturing sector started 2011 with a sharp overall improvement in operating conditions, reflecting substantial rises in output, new orders and employment numbers. However, the rising...
View ArticlePMI Rises to 62.7
The seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the manufacturing economy – rose...
View ArticleAugust NMI Indicating Growth in the U.S.
In August, the Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) registered 53.3 percent, indicating continued growth in the U.S. non-manufacturing sector for the 21st consecutive month.Economic activity in the...
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Ifo World Economic Climate Deteriorates Further
The Ifo World Economic Climate has worsened in the fourth quarter. The index is now significantly below its long-term average. The deterioration was due to less favourable assessments of the current...
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Strengthening World Trade
The seasonally adjusted Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased...
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