These are the preliminary readings so will be revised round about the beginning of October.
It’s released 2 mins early on Reuters so I’ll have the breakdown in a mo.
- Manufacturing PMI output 55.3 vs 52.5 prior.
- New orders fall to 52.7 from 55.7
- Employment down to 51.4 from 53.1 in August
“production growth is likely to weaken in the fourth quarter unless demand picks up again in October,” said Chris Williamson, Markit’s chief economist.
US Markit manufacturing PMI 23 09 2013
