PMI for Eurozonen – Læs hele meddelelsen her
“Despite widespread reports from companies that
the coronavirus outbreak disrupted supply chains
and hit foreign sales, resulting in considerably
longer lead times and a steepening drop in export
orders, February saw encouraging signs that the
eurozone’s manufacturing downturn is easing.
Production contracted at the slowest rate for nearly
a year and, despite lost export sales, new orders
fell at the weakest rate for 15 months amid signs of
rising internal demand, notably from consumers.
“The concern is that coronavirus-related delays in
shipments threaten to constrain production in the
coming months, prolonging a downturn that already
extends to over a year. Supply chains are
lengthening to an extent not seen since 2018 and
inventories are being depleted at a rate rarely seen
over the past decade as companies struggle to
produce enough to satisfy order books.
“Furthermore, while a return to work for many
Chinese factories after the extended New Year
holiday could help ease global supply constraints,
any further spreading of the COVID-19 epidemic
risks driving increased risk aversion and a reduction
of spending by both businesses and consumers.”
