Page 4 - Factory Activity

India's factory activity grows for first time in five months in August

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 52.0 in August from 46.0 in July

China factory activity expands at quickest pace since 2011 as demand surges

Numbers beat analysts' forecasts for a more modest improvement of 51.3

Asia's factory activity in March contracts sharply on coronavirus fallout

Japan's factory activity contracted at the fastest pace in about a decade in March, adding to views that the world's third-largest economy is likely already in recession

PMI: Dec factory activity at 7-month high but business optimism weakens

Solid growth in demand was despite output prices rising at the fastest rate in nearly three years

Asia factory activity sputters in Dec on China slowdown, trade disputes

China's weakness spilled over to other economies, with Malaysia's manufacturing activity shrinking to its weakest pace of expansion since 2012 and Taiwan contracting to its lowest since September 2015

India's Manufacturing PMI hits 5-year high in December

The country's manufacturing sector witnessed higher payroll figures in December while the rate of job creation rose to its highest since August 2012

China factories limp along, Japan inflation goes backwards

There was some evidence that China has stabilised, if only because of a burst of government spending and a red-hot housing market

US factory activity slips

US manufacturing activity eased in July amid shrinking order backlogs and declining employment, while an unexpected drop in construction spending in June suggested second-quarter economic was probably even weaker than reported last week. The Institute for Supply Management's report on Monday said its index of national factory activity slipped 0.6 percentage point to a reading of 52.6 last month. The index has now increased for five straight months. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said construction spending declined 0.6 per cent to its lowest level since June 2015 after dipping 0.1 per cent May. June marked the third straight month of declines in outlays. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending rising 0.5 per cent in June after a previously reported 0.8 per cent drop in May.