Latest data released by Markit/BME - 6 November 2018

  • Prior 55.9
  • Composite PMI 53.4 vs 52.7 prelim
  • Prior 55.0

Preliminary readings can be found here. That's a good beat relative to initial estimates but once again let's not get too carried away. The final prints are still weaker than those seen in September so I'd certainly not be convinced of any broad scale recovery in the German economy just yet.