Monday, April 2, 2012

PMI as of March 2012

It's a simple enough calculation -- any country with a PMI above 50 has expanded, while a number below 50 indicates the sector contractred.
Good news
America: 53.4
China: 53.1
Canada: 52.4
UK: 52.1
Austria: 51.5
Ireland: 51.5
Brazil: 51.1
Bad news
Netherlands: 49.6
Germany: 48.4
Italy: 47.9
France: 46.7
Spain: 44.5
Greece: 41.3