August 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. Read more
PMI Signals Resurgent Growth for 2011
November data signalled resurgent growth in the German manufacturing sector, with output and new orders both rising at faster rates than in the previous month. This contributed to a strong pace of job creation, which accelerated to its sharpest since the survey-record high posted in March 2008. Read more
Purchasing 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 adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 55.1 from 58.2 in August. Read more
PMI Reflects Robust Economic Growth
The current debt crisis, public savings packages and the continued fall of the euro have not slowed down the German economy. Robust growth in June is reflected by 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 – which was unchanged at 58.4 in June. Read more
Purchasing Managers’ Index at 10-Year High
Business conditions in the German manufacturing sector improved sharply in March, with rising levels of global demand contributing to substantial output and new order growth. Read more
