Latest data released by Markit/BME - 3 September 2018
- Preliminary reading 56.1
- Prior reading 56.9
Softer print on the final figure for Germany as weak export orders continue to weigh on the economy. With trade tensions with the US seen to escalate further, it doesn't bode well for the situation moving forward. The silver lining is that factory activity continues to stay well above expansionary territory still despite this year's slide.
