Latest data released by Markit - 1 May 2018
- Prior 53.1
Preliminary figures can be found here.
A slight improvement after two consecutive months of a drop. Markit says that growth in total new orders accelerated but export order growth has slowed down sharply.
The weak export sales again highlights a possible problem with strength in the Japanese yen, but exporters should feel more comfortable with USD/JPY heading back towards 110 rather than 100 at the moment.
