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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... equipment, plant & machinery down 3.5%. But, as the RBA observed, the non-mining sector of the economy is improving. Manufacturing capex increased by 12.9% over the June quarter -- building & structures up 23.5%; equipment, plant & machinery up 9.6%. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... terms, decreasing by 0.8% in the year to July following a similar fall in the previous month. AiG performance of manufacturing After 13 months in expansion (above 50), Australia's manufacturing sector contracted in August. That's according to the latest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... than expected 0.7% in the month of July after a 0.4% pick up in the previous month on the back of a 0.5% rise in manufacturing output. Capacity utilisation improved to 75.9% in July from 75.4% in June. However, on a year-on-year basis, industrial production ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...