PMI Erhvervstillid USA – læs hele meddelelsen her:
Markit said:
“The US economy started the second quarter with its
weakest expansion since mid-2016 as businesses
reported a marked slowing in output, new orders and
hiring.
“The survey indicates that the manufacturing
downturn seen in the first quarter has persisted into
April, but growth in the service sector has now also
slumped to a two-year low as the malaise showed
further signs of spreading beyond the factory sector.
“The April surveys are consistent with GDP rising at
an annualised rate of just under 2%, with the official
measure of manufacturing production remaining in
decline.
“April also saw firms become more reluctant to hire
as a result of weaker order book growth, pushing
jobs growth to a two-year low. The survey’s headline
employment index is indicative of non-farm payrolls
growing by 130,000 in April, well below the 198,000
average indicated in the first quarter.
“A drop in price pressures meanwhile suggests that
inflationary pressures continued to moderate,
signalling that annual consumer price inflation could
drop below 1% in coming months, as pricing power
fades alongside weaker demand.
“While the overall rate of growth and job creation
being signalled remain relatively solid, the slowdown
likely has further to run. Companies’ expectations of
future growth slid to one of the lowest levels seen
since comparable data were first collected in 2012.
Only mid-2016 has seen gloomier business
prospects.”
