The latest PMI highlights many noteworthy trends on the local, national and global economies from February 2017. This slide pack explores them in more detail.

• Global output growth eases from January’s 22-mth high
• US composite slips from 14-mth high
• EZ composite PMI (56.0) at highest level since April 2011
• Russian composite PMI eases from January’s 8½-year high
• Brazil (46.6) contracting but India (50.7) returns to growth
• Global input price inflation eases from 67-mth high
• Developed Market manufacturing PMIs slows from its 35-mth high with Emerging Markets hitting a 31-mth high
• UK output growth eases to a 5-month low due to services & manufacturing slowdown
• RoI business activity eases from its 10-mth high to 57.8
• NI output growth slows (53.5) but construction growing again
• NI manufacturing input cost inflation hits record high
• NI retailers also raising prices at a record rate