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This showed a contraction in the bank's purchasing managers' index, with it falling below 50 to its lowest level in a year.

After dropping below 50 at the end of the second quarter, HSBC's purchasing managers index has picked up in the last two months.

The latest purchasing managers readings, he said, were consistent with a 1 per cent fall in GDP in the first quarter.

Any action may come too late to stop a significant recession in Europe; already the purchasing managers' indices are pointing to a downturn.

In the UK, the purchasing managers index hit its highest level in a year.

Indices of activity by purchasing managers, and other forward-looking indicators, suggest the eurozone may be back in recession already.

Meanwhile, the purchasing managers index has inched down, although it is still forecasting continued economic growth.

Purchasing managers' surveys for September on Thursday could fuel concerns that recovery in manufacturing will not be smooth.

Indeed in October, American factory purchasing managers reported a sharp jump in export orders and a drop in imports.

The purchasing managers' index, a closely-watched gauge of activity, rose in May to its highest since October.

Expectations are already low, after a report last week from an HSBC survey of purchasing managers pointed to a fall in manufacturing output.

China's Purchasing Managers Index, also out Tuesday, could fuel the economic optimism should it indicate demand is picking up in China.

China has proactively fought speculation and its latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) report shows early signs of success.

American factory purchasing managers reported a sharp jump in export orders in October and a drop in imports.

We have seen signs of improvement in a number of indicators on credit, purchasing managers' surveys and auto sales.

The weakness was flagged by the official purchasing managers' index (PMI), which showed factory activity in November shrank from October.

A closely watched survey of purchasing managers in manufacturing and services slumped in July to its lowest level since 2001.

That shift was probably in response to a downturn in the results of purchasing managers' surveys of business confidence.

Purchasing managers' index data for January and February show some momentum coming out of China's economy.

German new export orders fell at the fastest rate of all the EU countries surveyed for Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index.

The Purchasing Managers Index that indicates manufacturing activity is expanding, but is not bubbling the mercury.

The country's purchasing managers' index data for July, released on Monday, points to a stagnant manufacturing sector.

It followed a clutch of closely watched business surveys of purchasing managers that painted a dismal picture of the economy in December.

The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index was revised higher to show its second strongest rise since the survey began in 1998.

Surveys of purchasing managers suggested that both manufacturing and the big services sector grew at a healthy pace in October.

Output rose at its fastest rate in almost two years in October, says a survey of purchasing managers.

Chinese purchasing managers' surveys published on Wednesday registered improvements from July.

Other indicators out Monday included positive readings in purchasing managers' indexes in Taiwan, Australia, South Korea and India.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers index dropped, following a similar trend seen in other regional manufacturing reports this month.

After detecting a nascent recovery in private services in May, purchasing managers sensed a further improvement in manufacturing in June.

The purchasing managers' index for the eurozone in July was revised slightly higher from a preliminary estimate.

Among big economies, the positive news started when both of China's purchasing managers' indices rose much more sharply than expected.

The purchasing managers' index, a widely followed gauge of manufacturing activity, in September hit its highest level since May.

Monday brought a flurry of purchasing managers' indices underlining the robustness of manufacturing.

China's official purchasing managers index fell in July to its lowest level since February 2009.

Even Germany's manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to a two-year low last month.

Manufacturing production rose in Augustfor the second straight month, and a survey of purchasing managers says new ordersarerising briskly.

The US , UK , euro zone and China all notched up significant gains in influential factory purchasing managers' indices .

Two purchasing managers' indexes (PMI) on China showed that the services sector expanded in October.

More purchasing managers said orders were picking up than said they were falling, a welcome sign.

In the eurozone, the purchasing managers' index for September was confirmed at 45, down from 53. 2 a year ago.

A widely followed purchasing managers' survey points towards a decline in manufacturing activity in August.

In the eurozone, revised French and German purchasing managers' indices showed the fastest rates of improvement.

Two separate purchasing managers' indexes, which gauge business activity, showed a decline to record lows.

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Purchasing managers should create strict work rules and implement a well-defined system of rewards and punishments to control their buyers.

Stock markets will be focused on whether the official purchasing managers index will fall below the 50 mark that signals contraction.

The purchasing managers' index released by HSBC and MarkitEconomics fell to its lowest level since March 2009.

SURVEYS of purchasing managers indicate that manufacturing industries in most of the world's big economies are growing.

In December the purchasing-managers index for service industries fell to a new low.

Recent purchasing managers' index surveys indicate many manufacturers added jobs in May and June.

Purchasing managers in manufacturing firms also report mounting orders.

Manufacturing and construction fell again in May but they are no longer plunging, according to the latest surveys of purchasing managers.

Purchasing managers' surveys world-wide are less bad, but still show most economies shrinking.

Last week, two surveys of purchasing managers showed a slowing of manufacturing activity.

The standard purchasing managers' index survey asks respondents whether deliveries from their suppliers are getting faster or slower .

A separate purchasing managers' index released by HSBC on Thursday painted a similar picture.

Purchasing managers must closely supervise their buyers.

The purchasing managers' index was a higher-than-expected 39. 1 in March, the best since last October.

Surveys of purchasing managers in October bode ill for the coming months.

Across the globe forward-looking indicators, such as surveys of purchasing managers, are horribly gloomy.

China's official purchasing managers' index dipped lower month-on-month.

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Purchasing managers' indices are picking up (see chart).

In May, the manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index for China was above the expansionary 50 mark for the third consecutive month.

On Thursday, China's official Purchasing Managers Index showed a contraction in manufacturing activity for the first time since 2009.

And China's purchasing managers' index slipped to 49 last month, signalling contraction.

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A broader index, based on surveys of purchasing managers in manufacturing and services, was much stronger in July.

Forward-looking activity indicators, such as purchasing managers' indices, have pointed to an even stronger third quarter.

China's manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in May, according to the country's official purchasing managers' index.

Purchasing managers' indices, which measure manufacturing activity, were at multi-month lows in July in China, South Korea and Taiwan.

Manufacturing purchasing managers' indices on Wednesday plunged worldwide, with the US at 53. 5, its lowest since September 2009.

India's purchasing managers' index remained unchanged at 55. 30 in July, reflecting an expansion in orders.

Globally the picture was less cheerful, with purchasing managers' indexes in Asia and Europe sliding to multi-month lows last month.

Purchasing managers' indices across the region show a slowing of activity, helping to ease inflation from its peak last year.

A figure of 50 or above in the purchasing managers' index represents growth.

PMI (purchasing managers' index) surveys show how many goods and services are being bought in by businesses.

The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of the manufacturing sector was 52. 9% in April, down 0. 5 percentage points month-on-month.

German manufacturing shrank in October, according to the purchasing managers' index, and unemployment rose for the first time in 18 months.

This is supported by a host of indicators, such as stalling or falling confidence measures and purchasing managers' indices.

Last week the CSLA purchasing managers' index was down to 44. 8 from 45. 1 in March over February, suggesting a continued slowdown.

The purchasing managers' index (PMI), designed to provide a snapshot of industrial conditions, fell to 50. 7 from 50. 9 in June.

This is partly because there are alternative numbers to go on; CLSA, for example, produces its own purchasing-managers' index.

Chinese activity rose to 57 in March from 55. 8 in February, according to the latest purchasing managers' data released on Thursday.

China's official purchasing managers index dipped to 50. 4 in October from 51. 2 in September, with new export orders falling.

The country's official purchasing managers' index climbed 0. 2 points to 50. 9 in August after falling for four consecutive months.

CLSA, for example, produces its own purchasing-managers' index.

The forward looking new order component of China's Purchasing Managers Index increased to 56. 6 in April from 54. 6 in March.

The HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to 55. 4 in April from 57. 0 in March, HSBC said.

On Wednesday, China said its official Purchasing Managers Index fell to 52. 0 in May from 52. 9 in April.

Manufacturing in China expanded for the first time in nine months, according to a survey of purchasing managers.

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 50. 4 from 51. 2 in September.

The eurozone purchasing managers' index dropped from 51. 1 in May to 49. 5 in June, the first contraction in activity since July 2003.

In China, a purchasing managers' index released today by HSBC and Markit Economics slid to 49. 4 from 50. 4 in June.

Purchasing managers' surveys have shown slowdowns for manufacturers in Japan, the UK, the eurozone and the US.

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