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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... industrial output was driven by a 4.4% fall in oil and gas extraction and a 3.7% decrease in mining and quarrying output. Manufacturing output rose by 0.2% after dropping by 0.9% in July. In the twelve months to August, industrial output rose by 0.7%. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... the services sector (up to 52.3 in September from 51.0 in August) that more than negated the marginal fall in the manufacturing sector (51.5 from 52.0). These compare with the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) surveys that showed services jumping ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... the previous month. Australia AiG performance of services Similar to indications in its September performance of manufacturing survey, the AiG performance of services index improved to 48.9 in September from a reading of 45.0 in the previous month - ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... straight month of year-on-year contraction and the steepest rate of fall since June 2012. Australia AiG performance of manufacturing The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index rebounded in September after dropping to a 14-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... to 128.5 in September from 125.3 in August while the Expectations index rose to 87.8 from 86.1. US Richmond Fed manufacturing index Manufacturing activity in the US Fifth District improved to a reading of minus 8 in September from minus 11 in August. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... balance - which tracks changes in the level of factory orders in around 500 UK businesses across 38 sectors in the manufacturing industry - remained unchanged to a reading of minus 5 in September (in line with expectations) from the previous month, indicating ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... Year-on-year, Eurozone industrial production declined by 0.5% in July after gaining 0.7% in June. Markit Economics' Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey for August -- down a three-month low of 51.7 from 52.0 in July - suggests continued weakness in Eurozone ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... 2.0% gain. This is the sharpest annual rate of decline since November's 3.4% contraction, driven by a 3.4% drop in manufacturing (which accounts for more than 75% of total production). Electricity and mining production increased by 1.6% and 0.8%, res ...

December maybe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... report shows that while jobs in the service sector increased in August, those in mining, construction, utilities and manufacturing declined. The sharp fall in the ISM manufacturing index into contraction territory in August - down to 49.4 from 52.6 in ...