GE Final Manufacturing PMI

The health of the German manufacturing sector took a further turn for the worse in September, the latest HCOB PMI® survey showed, with output, new orders, employment and stocks all falling at faster rates. Furthermore, concerns about demand, geopolitical tensions and general economic conditions saw firms' expectations towards production in the coming year turn negative for the first time in seven months. At the same time, there was renewed downward pressure on input prices, which fell at the quickest rate for six months after coming ...

The latest HCOB PMI® survey brought more bad news regarding the health of the German manufacturing sector, as it showed sharp and accelerated declines in new orders, purchasing activity and employment in August. Goods producers in the eurozone's largest economy were also less optimistic about their growth prospects in the coming year. There were further signs of an imminent end to the downward trend in prices in the manufacturing sector that started last year. Costs were little-changed in August, while average factory gate charges ...

The downturn in Germany's manufacturing sector continued to gather pace as the third quarter got underway, latest HCOB PMI® data showed, with rates of decline in output, new orders and employment all accelerating in July. Reflecting this, goods producers were less optimistic about their growth prospects for the year ahead. Prices across the German manufacturing sector meanwhile moved closer to stabilisation. Input costs fell only modestly and at the slowest rate in one-and-a-half years, amid reports of higher freight rates partially ...

Germany's manufacturing sector experienced a fresh setback at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in both output and new orders reaccelerating after having eased substantially in May. Furthermore, the destocking cycle showed no signs of turning as firms reported deepening declines in both pre- and post-production inventories. Nevertheless, manufacturers looked to the future with slightly more optimism. On the price front, demand weakness continued to put downward pressure on both input costs and factory gate ...

Business conditions in the German manufacturing sector showed further signs of steadying in May, with the latest HCOB PMI® survey conducted by S&P Global indicating much slower declines in both output and new orders than those seen in April. Business confidence towards growth prospects in the year ahead also perked up, although there was another marked drop in employment in line with a lack of pressure on operating capacity. The decline in purchasing activity among goods producers eased midway through the second quarter, but it ...

The latest HCOB PMI® survey conducted by S&P Global showed the downturn in German manufacturing production easing at the start of the second quarter, coinciding with a slower decline in new export business. Overall inflows of new work, by contrast, fell at a faster rate, with a steep and accelerated drop in factory gate prices – the sharpest since 2009 - underscoring the challenging demand environment still facing goods producers. Manufacturers continued to grow in confidence about the year-ahead outlook, but the degree of optimism ...

Germany's manufacturing sector ended the opening quarter of the year still mired in contraction territory, the latest HCOB PMI ® survey conducted by S&P Global showed. Business expectations towards future output turned positive in March, though weak demand conditions nevertheless contributed to further factory job losses and a sustained draw-down of pre-production inventories. There was also more discounting among manufacturers amid strong competition for new work. The HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI® – which is a gauge of overall ...