Uddrag fra morgenens PMI fra S&P Global- læs hele meddelesen her:
Faced with a challenging demand environment, operating conditions across the Spanish manufacturing sector worsened once
again during August. Declines in output, new orders and purchasing activity were sustained and sharper in all three cases.
Current demand weakness also placed downwards pressure on prices with both input costs and output charges continuing to
fall. Nevertheless, business sentiment improved to a six-month high amid hopes for demand growth over the next year and, in
preparation for such an eventuality, staffing numbers lifted for the first time in three months.
The headline HCOB Spain Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) posted at 46.5 in August to signal a fifth
successive monthly contraction in the Spanish manufacturing sector. The latest PMI reading was down from 47.8 in July and
signalled a solid rate of decline that was the most pronounced seen in the year so far.
The main drag on the latest headline PMI figure came from another rapid contraction in order book volumes. Total new orders
have now fallen for five months in a row with the latest reduction among the sharpest since the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic. The fragile demand environment remained the key factor underpinning the downwards movement. Little respite was
offered with regards to foreign market demand, as signalled by a sharp decline in new export orders.
