Prior was 51.4 Key findings: Manufacturing sector stalls amid waning demand and soaring costs New orders fall for first time in 2026 so far, weighing on output growth Job cuts deepen as cost pressures reach highest since June 2022 Comment: Phil Smith, Economics Associate Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence: "The…

Manufacturing PMI 49.7 vs 48.9 prelim Prior 52.8 The April growth, as expected, was short-lived as we see an unwinding to the frontrunning of stock in May. While the revised figures are better than initial estimates, it still points to a marginal contraction in business activity. Of note, there were fresh declines in production, new…

Prior 52.1 Key findings: Renewed growth in new orders supports stronger increase in manufacturing output Stockpiling efforts support fresh pick-up in order books Delivery delays worsen and inflation intensifies Comment: Eleanor Dennison, Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: "Faced with even more disruption to supply chains and greater cost pressures brought on…

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