The latest PMI highlights many noteworthy trends on the local, national and global economy from March 2017. This slide pack explores them in more detail.
Key highlights include:
- Global output growth just shy of January’s 13-mth high
- Growth accelerates in UK, EZ, Russia, Japan & India
- Chinese composite PMI slows to a 6-month low (52.1)
- Emerging Markets Composite PMI at a 31-month high
- Eurozone composite PMI (56.4) hits a 6-yr high
- French & German PMIs post strongest growth since May-11
- Global input price inflation eases from recent 63-mth high
- Developed Market manufacturing PMI just shy of recent 35-mth high with Emerging Markets at a 32-mth highs
- UK composite PMI (54.7) rebounds from 5-mth low due to services while growth slows for manufacturing & construction
- RoI business activity slows to a 4-mth low (57.0)
- NI firms’ output growth accelerates to 53.9 but new orders growth slows to a 5-mth low (53.2)