The latest PMI highlights many noteworthy trends on the local, national and global economy from January 2017. This slide pack explores them in more detail.
Key highlights include:
- Global output growth hits a 22-mth high
- US composite PMI hits a 14-mth & China slips to a 4-mth low
- EZ composite PMI (54.4) remains at highest level in >5½ yrs
- Russian composite PMI hits an 8½-year high
- Brazil (44.7) & India (49.4) composite PMIs signal contraction
- Global input price inflation hits a 67-mth high
- Developed Market manufacturing PMIs hits a 35-mth high with Emerging Markets easing from a 29-mth highs
- UK output growth eases due to services & construction
- RoI business activity accelerates to a 10-mth high (59.3)
- NI business activity eases to 54.2 from 58.7
- NI & UK manufacturing input cost inflation hits record high
- NI retailers also raising prices at a record rate