U.S. and euro area PMIs
Service-Sector PMIs Show Wider U.S. Advantage
May 6, 2014
The U.S. non-manufacturing purchasing managers index jumped by 2.1 points to an 8-month high of 55.2 in April. With Euroland’s equivalent measure rising just a point to 53.1, the differential between the two indices increased to 2.1 points from 1.0 point in March and negative 1.0 point in February. Considerably faster growth in U.S. sales […] More