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Exports, Employment Move U.S. PMI — Markit

Posted: April 1, 2013 at 9:30 am

The U.S. purchasing managers index (PMI) for March was reported at 54.6 this morning by Markit Economics. The consensus estimate called for a reading of 54.0, compared with a February ...
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U.S. PMI at 10-Month High

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 9:29 am

Research firm Markit Economics reported that the flash U.S. purchasing manager’s index (PMI) rose from 54 in December to 56.1 in January, the highest index reading since last March. This ...
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U.S. PMI at Seven-Month High

Posted: January 2, 2013 at 9:39 am

Research firm Markit Economics reported that the final U.S. purchasing manager’s index (PMI) rose from 52.8 in November to 54 in December, the highest index reading in seven months. The ...
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U.S. Flash PMI Steady on Weak Exports

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 9:35 am

The U.S. Flash Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) from Markit Economics is out today, and the reading is unchanged at 51.5. Any number above 50 indicates that the economy is ...
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Eurozone Economy Contracts for Seventh Straight Month

Posted: August 23, 2012 at 9:11 am

Financial research firm Markit this morning reported that the flash PMI index for the Eurozone has contracted for the seventh consecutive month in August. The August reading of 46.6 is ...
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US PMI Weakest in 18 Months

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 9:58 am

Following this morning’s publication of the Eurozone’s PMI readings, Markit Economics has now published its PMI reading for June in the US. The US index came in at 52.5, lower ...
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Eurozone PMI at 3-year Low

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 8:20 am

For the 11th month in a row, manufacturing PMI in the Eurozone has contracted. The manufacturing PMI index reading for June came in at 45.1, unchanged from May’s reading, but ...
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US Flash PMI Lower in June

Posted: June 21, 2012 at 9:40 am

The flash US purchasing managers index (PMI) for June has dropped from 54 in May to 52.9. The reading comes from research firm Markit Economics Ltd. According to Markit, this ...
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Eurozone Economy Contracts in March

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 7:38 am

Research firm Markit Economics has released its composite PMI report for March, showing that the Eurozone economy continues to contract if at a slightly slower rate. The composite (manufacturing plus ...
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