mardi 31 mars 2015
Japan Manufacturing output growth slows to weakest since October 2014
Posted on 19:21 by nice news
Latest data highlighted a weaker improvement of operating conditions in the Japanese manufacturing sector
in March. Production growth slowed to the
weakest
since October 2014, alongside a fall in
new orders. Subsequently, employment levels
declined for the first time in six months in March.
Meanwhile, cost pressures persisted, as input
prices continued to rise, albeit at a slower rate.
The headline Markit Japan Manufacturing
Purchasing Managers’ Index
TM
(PMI)
TM
is a
composite single
-
figure indicator of manufacturing
performance. It is derived from indicators for new
orders, output, employment, suppliers’ delivery
times and stocks of purchases. Any figure greater
than 50.0 indicates overall improvement
of sector
operating conditions
.
The headline PMI posted at 50.3 in March, down
from 51.6 in Febru
in March. Production growth slowed to the
weakest
since October 2014, alongside a fall in
new orders. Subsequently, employment levels
declined for the first time in six months in March.
Meanwhile, cost pressures persisted, as input
prices continued to rise, albeit at a slower rate.
The headline Markit Japan Manufacturing
Purchasing Managers’ Index
TM
(PMI)
TM
is a
composite single
-
figure indicator of manufacturing
performance. It is derived from indicators for new
orders, output, employment, suppliers’ delivery
times and stocks of purchases. Any figure greater
than 50.0 indicates overall improvement
of sector
operating conditions
.
The headline PMI posted at 50.3 in March, down
from 51.6 in Febru
Japan Manufacturing output growth slows to weakest since October 2014
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