Purchasing Managers' index

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a useful tool for investors.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chinese manufacturing is close to stagnating, the HSBC Purchasing Managers Index shows;