PMI fra Markit for USA, læs hele meddelelsen her:
“The survey data indicated that the economy started
the third quarter on a disappointingly soft footing.
The PMIs for manufacturing and services collectively
point to annualized GDP growth of just 1.6%, up only
very marginally from a lacklustre 1.5% indicated by
the survey in the second quarter.
“The overall picture of modest growth conceals a
two-speed economy, with steady service sector
growth masking a deepening downturn in the
manufacturing sector. The survey’s gauge of factory
production has slumped to its lowest since August
2009, and indicates that manufacturing output is
falling at a quarterly rate of over 1%, led by an
increasing rate of loss of export sales.
“The survey’s employment gauge has meanwhile
fallen to a level consistent with 130,000 jobs being
added in July, down from an average of 200,000, in
the first quarter and 150,000 in the second quarter,
as firm became increasingly cautious in relation to
hiring. Manufacturers are shedding workers at the
fastest rate since 2009 and service sector job
creation is now down to its lowest since April 2017.
“Future prospects have also darkened to the
gloomiest since comparable data were first available
in 2012, suggesting that companies may look to
tighten their belts further in coming months,
dampening spending, investment and jobs growth.
Geopolitical worries, trade wars and increasingly
widespread expectations of slower economic growth
at home and internationally have all pulled business
optimism lower.
