Purchasing Managers' Index
Turkey's manufacturing index surges in March
Turkey's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector was 52.3 points in March, showing one of the largest month-on month increases in the headline figure in the 12-year history of the survey, according to a report from IHS Markit on April 3.
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Greek factory activity slows in March for seventh straight month
Greek manufacturing activity contracted in March for the seventh month in a row as a sharp decline in new business led to production cuts and job shedding, a survey showed on Monday.
Manufacturing declines and sentiment worsens
All estimates for 2017 had pointed to an economic expansion in Greece, but data since the start of the year have revealed the opposite, with manufacturing, economic sentiment and consumer confidence all heading south.
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Turkey's manufacturing index signals 'broad stabilization'
A key manufacturing index has pointed to a broad stabilization in Turkey's manufacturing sector, as manufacturing output increased since previous months and output index rose to the highest level since January 2016.
Manufacturing suffers as PMI drops to a 16-month low
The climate in manufacturing slumped to a new 16-month low in January, as the Purchasing Managers Index compiled by Markit showed on Wednesday a decline to 46.6 points from 49.3 points in December 2016.
The prolonged recession in the sector - a result of the strong decline in output and new orders - has led companies to reduce employee numbers.
Turkish manufacturing activity contracts at slower pace in January: Index
Turkish manufacturing activity shrank at a slower pace in January thanks to an increase in new export orders after sinking to a four-month low the previous month, a survey showed on Feb. 1.
The manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 48.7 in January from 47.7 in December 2016, according to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and HIS Markit.
Turkish manufacturing contracts further in December: Index
Turkey's manufacturing, which represents around a third of the country's economy, slipped further into contraction in December, falling to its lowest level in four months, a survey showed on Jan. 2.
Contraction of Greek factory activity eases in December, but jobs cut
A downturn in Greek manufacturing slowed in December as declines in output and new orders eased, but companies cut jobs for the first time in seven months as backlogs of work shrank, a survey showed on Monday.
Greek PMI drops to lowest level in 12 months
The Purchasing Managers' Index for the Greek manufacturing sector dropped to its lowest in 12 months in November, reflecting the major contraction in both output and new orders for the domestic and international markets.
The Greek PMI index, as measured by IHS Markit, stood at 48.3 points last month, against 48.6 in October.
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Drop in PMI on reduction in orders
Manufacturing sector jobs are unsafe as despite their increase in October, the indications according to the size of orders, cost of inflows and price of outflows are not encouraging at all.
This is evident in Greece's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which in October recorded a five-month low of 48.6 points against 49.2 points in September, according to Markit researchers.
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