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Spanish July Factory Activity Contracts Most Since 2020 lockdown-PMI
Date: August 1, 2022
MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain contracted in July for the first time in a year and a half as inflationary pressures and macroeconomic uncertainty weighed on demand, a survey showed on Monday. S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing fell to 48.7 in July, down from 52.6 in June, according to the...
Hungary’s July PMI Rises to 57.8 From 57.0 in June -Publisher
Date: August 1, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 57.8 in July from 57.0 in June as most of index components expanded, the Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (MLBKT) said on Monday. It said the July reading came in above the long-term monthly average of 52.3 and also exceeded an average reading...
Made in Britain: Broken Supply Lines Drive Manufacturing Back Home
Date: July 28, 2022
By Kate Holton BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – In central England, birthplace of the industrial revolution, factories are buzzing anew, hammering out parts for cars, planes and medical machines that used to be made in Asia. After two years of global supply-chain disruption, and with dark clouds on the horizon, manufacturers around Britain’s second city of...
Analyse, Prioritise, Digitalise
Date: July 19, 2022
Top manual processes to be automated for a fast ROI ~ The benefits of automating manual processes have long been known to manufacturers — cost reduction, quality improvement and increased safety are just some of the most obvious. But what processes should manufacturers prioritise in their journey to Industry 4.0? In this article, Neil Ballinger,...
Hungary’s Unadjusted May Output Rises by 9.4% Y/y, Above Forecast -Stats
Date: July 6, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s industrial output rose by an annual 9.4% in May, picking up from 3.1% in April based on preliminary unadjusted data and coming in above analyst forecasts for a 2.8% increase, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. Adjusted for the effect of working days, output increased by 3.4% year-on-year. The...
Analysis: UK’s Brexit Woes Threaten Another Flagship Policy – Levelling-Up
Date: June 23, 2022
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Dashed hopes, so far at least, that Brexit would tilt Britain’s economy towards growth driven by trade and investment are threatening another of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s flagship policies: “levelling up” the regions outside of London. Six years on from the vote to leave the European Union, the classic...