Chinese manufacturing activity continued to wane in January as a key index dropped below the 50-point mark for the first time since October 2012, marking increasing downward pressures on the economy, official data showed on Sunday.
The final Eurozone Composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 52.0 in September, down from 52.5 in August, Markit reported Friday.
The final seasonally-adjusted eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of the industry activities, slipped to 50.7 in August from 51.8 in July, the lowest reading since last July, according to a Markit survey published Monday.
Britain's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector showed an unexpected slowdown in growth in August, yet the figures remain above the life-time average figure for the survey.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector accelerated to a six-month high in June, registering a strong end to the second quarter and an encouraging sign that the economy is further stabilizing.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector continued to accelerate in May, hitting a five-month high and adding to signs of a stabilizing economy, official data showed on Sunday.
New Zealand's manufacturing sector saw its 18th straight month of expansion in February, continuing one of its most stable ever growth runs, according to the latest performance of manufacturing index (PMI) out Friday.
China's manufacturing activity contracted for the second month in a row in February, hitting a seven-month low and dividing economic opinion.
China's official manufacturing activity index and a separate survey both eased in January from a month earlier, reinforcing the country's softening growth momentum with small enterprises suffering the most.
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector remained flat at 51.4 percent in November, according to new data released Sunday.
China's manufacturing activities rose to a six-month high in September, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50.9 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said on Wednesday.
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