U.S. and Ezone manufacturing PMIs
U.S. Manufacturing Advantage Over Euro Area Narrowed but Remained Big in October
November 2, 2018
The differential between the ISM-compiled U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index and the IHS-compiled Euroland factory PMI narrowed last month to +5.7 from +6.6 in September and +6.7 in August. The dollar’s average value was about 1.5% stronger than its September mean, but concerns about U.S. trade protectionism resulted in Euroland’s weakest business confidence in the […] More
U.S. and Euroland Manufacturing Conditions Diverge
September 4, 2018
August saw the widest divergence that I can recall between U.S. factory conditions as measured by the ISM purchasing managers index and factory conditions in the euro area as measured by the IHS PMI. But there is a caveat. IHS also compiles a U.S. manufacturing PMI, and according to that measure, there was a deceleration […] More
Convergence of U.S. and Euroland Manufacturing Operating Conditions Last Month
May 2, 2018
The rates of improvement in factory operating conditions slowed in April both in the United States and Euroland, but the U.S. deceleration was somewhat more pronounced. Hence, America enjoyed its smallest advantage relative to the euro area in three months. Declines of 3.8 points in the U.S. output sub-index and 3.1% in the U.S. jobs […] More
Marginally Faster Manufacturing Activity in the U.S. and Euroland
June 1, 2017
In May, the U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index edged 0.1 point higher to 54.9, while Euroland’s PMI gained 0.3 points to 57.0. Both results imply robust expansion. Euroland’s advantage, represented by the difference between the U.S. and Ezone scores widened by 0.2 points to -2.1 points, which as seen in the column labeled “spread” below […] More
U.S. and Euroland Factory March PMIs Respectively Fell and Rose
April 3, 2017
The U.S. manufacturing PMI level exceeded its euro area counterpart for a third straight month in March. However, all but 0.2 points of a 1.5-point widening of the spread between the two indices seen in February was reversed in March. EUR/USD had similar averages in the two adjacent months. The U.S. PMI was depressed by […] More
Euro Area Factory PMI Rose More Sharply than U.S. PMI in October
November 2, 2016
The U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index increased 0.4 points to 51.9 last month. While subindices for jobs, prices and production climbed by 3.2, 1.5 and 1.8 points, that for new orders dropped 3.0 points. The PMI level was at a 3-month high, nonetheless. Euroland’s PMI improved 0.9 points to a 33-month high of 53.5. All […] More
September Improvement of U.S. Manufacturing Exceeds Ezone’s Improvement
October 3, 2016
The U.S. manufacturing PMI reading last month of 51.5 was lower than Euroland’s score of 52.6. It was the eleventh time in the last fourteen months that such had happened. However, the differential between the two scores was halved. After five straight readings above the 50 no change level, the U.S. Purchasing Managers Index had […] More
Pronounced Convergence Last Month in U.S. and Ezone Manufacturing Conditions
June 3, 2013
The U.S. and euro area purchasing managers indices were both below 50.0 in May. This was the first month since November in which both economies experienced a contraction of manufacturing and just the second such instance since August 2009. This development caught analysts by surprise. They had initially predicted a U.S. reading of about 50.5 […] More
Some Convergence Last Month in the U.S. and Ezone Manufacturing PMI Indices
April 2, 2013
The 2.9-point decline last month of the U.S. purchasing managers index (PMI) exceeded the 1.1-point slide in its Euroland counterpart. Both readings constituted three-month lows. The monthly average EUR/USD level in March of $1.2949 was a four-month low. Manufacturing in the United States had an above-50 reading, indicating an expansion of activity, albeit at a […] More
