PMI fra Markit for US servicesektor > helt efter bogen bliver fremstillingsindustri først ramt af en udenlandske vækstopbremsning.
De negative effekter for den hjemlige service industri sætter sig med en vis forsinkelse:
September data pointed to sustained growth across the U.S. service sector, although both output and new business expanded at slightly slower rates than in August. Job creation was also maintained at a robust pace, while a decline in backlogs of work for the third time in the past four months pointed to lower pressure on operating capacity.
Looking ahead, service providers are optimistic about the business outlook, but the degree of positive sentiment dipped to its second-lowest since June 2012. On the inflation front, average prices charged decline for the second month running, which represented the first back-to-back declines in output charges since the survey began six years ago.
At 55.1 in September, the seasonally adjusted final Markit U.S. Services Business Activity Index was well above the 50.0 no-change value, but down from 56.1 in August and the lowest reading since June. This also placed the headline index slightly below the average seen since the survey began in late-2010 (55.8).
The seasonally adjusted final Markit U.S. Composite PMI™ Output Index posted 55.0 in September, down from 55.7 in August and the lowest reading for three months. Slower U.S. private sector output growth mainly reflected a weaker contribution from services (index at 55.1 in September, down from 56.1 during August), while manufacturing production growth picked up slightly (54.5, up from 53.8 in August).
