U.S. and Euroland manufacturing PMIs
Manufacturing Spread that Favors Euroland Widened in June
July 1, 2021
The ISM U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index settled back to a 5-month low of 60.6 in June, whereas the IHS-compiled euro area PMI rose to another record high. The U.S.-minus-Ezone differential between those two indicators of -2.8 in June was the most advantageous to Euroland such has been since January 2016. If the dollar continues […] More
U.S. and Euroland Manufacturing PMI Spread Shrunk 0.7 points to 2.2 Last Month
April 1, 2021
Manufacturing operating conditions improved last month in both Euroland and the United States. The IHS-compiled euro area purchasing managers index jumped 4.6 points to a record high of 62.5. Record highs above 60.0 were reached in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, and the indices of Spain, Ireland, France, and Italy ranged upwards from 56.9 to […] More
December Sees Largest U.S. Versus Ezone Manufacturing Sector Advantage Since April
January 5, 2021
The announced existence of effective Covid vaccines lifted conditions faced by manufacturers in both the United States and Euroland in December. U.S. conditions according to the Institute of Supply Management improved by 3.2 index points to a 28-month high of 60.7. Euroland’s IHS-compiled manufacturing survey index rose 1.4 points to a 31-month high of 55.2, […] More
Recent See-Saw Pattern in Spread between U.S. and Euroland Manufacturing PMIs
September 1, 2020
The ISM-compiled U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index rose 1.8 index points to a 19-month high of 56.0 in August and easily beat analyst expectations. Euroland’s IHS-compiled manufacturing PMI, by contrast, dipped 0.1 point to a 2-month low of 51.7. The spread between those two data series thus shifted 1.9 points more advantageously toward the United […] More
Manufacturing Recession on Both Sides of the Atlantic
October 1, 2019
The manufacturing sector is very sensitive to the strength of export demand. Consequently, the trends of the U.S. and euro area manufacturing purchasing manager indices provides good empirical evidence to test President Trump’s oft-repeated assertion that the United States will win a trade war and incur minimal collateral damage along the way. Euroland’s IHS-compiled PMI […] More
U.S. Manufacturing Conditions Grew Significantly more Slowly in February, Narrowing Edge Versus Euroland
March 1, 2019
The ISM-compiled U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index declined 2.4 index points to 54.2, a 27-month low. That was twice as large as the 1.2-point drop in the IHS-compiled euro area manufacturing PMI to a 68-month low of 49.3. As a result, the differential between the two data series narrowed by 1.2 points to 4.9, as […] More
Trade War Concerns Affected U.S. and Euroland Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Indices Equally in September
October 1, 2018
In September, the ISM-Compiled factory PMI index fell 1.5 points to 61.3, while the IHS-compiled euro area PMI dropped 1.4 points to 54.6. The manufacturing sectors continued to improve, but the lower scores in each economy reflects a reduced rate of improvement in operating conditions. And America’s relative advantage was preserved, but the data do […] More
Biggest Euro Area Advantage Over U.S. Since August 2016
December 1, 2017
The ISM purchasing managers index for U.S. manufacturing settled back a further 0.5 points in November to 58.2 from 58.7 in October and a 13-year high of 60.8 in September. A reading of 58.2 still represents a robust rate of expansion and all the more so because sub-indices for production (up 2.9 points to 63.9) and […] More
Similar October Manufacturing PMI Indices in U.S. and Euroland
November 2, 2017
It was reported today by IHS Markit that Euroland’s manufacturing purchasing managers index rose 0.4 points to an 80-month high of 58.5. Being above 50 since July 2013 means that conditions in manufacturing have been improving since then, and the higher level in October means that the rate of improvement quickened last month. This faster […] More
Biggest U.S. Manufacturing Growth Advantage Versus Euro Area in a Half Year
September 1, 2017
The U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index jumped 2.5 points in August to a 76-month high of 58.8. That increase was three times greater than the 0.8-point rise of Euroland’s manufacturing PMI to a 2-month high of 57.4, resulting in a 1.7-point U.S.-minus-Euroland PMI spread to 1.4 points. That spread is the most U.S.-advantageous since February. […] More
