Markit PMIs and Economic Data - Archives 2008
Please find below commentaries from Markit economists.
December
Eastern Europe will provide little support to Eurozone growth
15 December 2008
Eastern Europe will provide little support to Eurozone growth
 
Chinese exports contract for first time in almost seven years
15 December 2008
Chinese exports contract for first time in almost seven years
 
Large companies hit hardest as UK downturn gathers pace
15 December 2008
Large companies hit hardest as UK downturn gathers pace
 
Focus of Eurozone downturn shifts towards large companies
15 December 2008
Focus of Eurozone downturn shifts towards large companies
 
Spanish PMIs closely aligned with official data
12 December 2008
Spanish PMIs closely aligned with official data
 
Plunge in French manufacturing output as automobile sector suffers
11 December 2008
Plunge in French manufacturing output as automobile sector suffers
 
EU ICB PMIs highlight breadth of downturn
11 December 2008
EU ICB PMIs highlight breadth of downturn
 
KPMG/REC Report on Jobs signals accelerating decline in UK employment
10 December 2008
KPMG/REC Report on Jobs signals accelerating decline in UK employment
 
Employment growth collapses in the euro area
10 December 2008
Employment growth collapses in the euro area
 
Russian PMIs signal weakness in Q4
10 December 2008
Russian PMIs signal weakness in Q4
 
Germany - Slump in industrial output follows severe contraction of new orders
9 December 2008
Germany - Slump in industrial output follows severe contraction of new orders
 
UK producer price inflation to weaken further at end of 2008
8 December 2008
UK producer price inflation to weaken further at end of 2008
 
European interest rates slashed again in December
4 December 2008
European interest rates slashed again in December
 
UK PMIs highlight increasing severity of recession
3 December 2008
UK PMIs highlight increasing severity of recession
 
CLSA China PMI hits new low in November, raises risk of sub-8% economic growth
1 December 2008
CLSA China PMI hits new low in November, raises risk of sub-8% economic growth
 
UK manufacturing contracts at fastest pace since early-90s recession
1 December 2008
UK manufacturing contracts at fastest pace since early-90s recession
 
November
Flash German PMI pointed to fastest manufacturing downturn since 1993
24 November 2008
Flash German PMI pointed to fastest manufacturing downturn since 1993
 
German recession likely to deepen in Q4
24 November 2008
German recession likely to deepen in Q4
 
Markit data confirm significant deterioration in EU autos sector conditions
24 November 2008
Markit data confirm significant deterioration in EU autos sector conditions
 
PMI foretold weak Polish industrial output in October
20 November 2008
PMI foretold weak Polish industrial output in October
 
Japan PMI signals deepening recession in Q4
17 November 2008
Japan PMI signals deepening recession in Q4
 
Spanish PMI data point to forthcoming recession
14 November 2008
Spanish PMI data point to forthcoming recession
 
Italian economy is in recession, but worse likely to come in Q4
14 November 2008
Italian economy is in recession, but worse likely to come in Q4
 
France avoids technical recession, but underlying trend clearly downwards
14 November 2008
France avoids technical recession, but underlying trend clearly downwards
 
Eurozone enters first ever recession
14 November 2008
Eurozone enters first ever recession
 
Eurozone manufacturing downturn could be steepest since 1993
13 November 2008
Eurozone manufacturing downturn could be steepest since 1993
 
PMI data provided the first signal that Germany had fallen into recession
13 November 2008
PMI data provided the first signal that Germany had fallen into recession
 
KPMG/REC Report on Jobs provided early warning of sharp UK labour market downturn
12 November 2008
KPMG/REC Report on Jobs provided early warning of sharp UK labour market downturn
 
Drop in French manufacturing production in September, PMI suggests worse to come
11 November 2008
Drop in French manufacturing production in September, PMI suggests worse to come
 
Recent rate cuts consistent with PMI data
6 November 2008
Recent rate cuts consistent with PMI data
 
ECB takes step in the right direction but further rate cuts to be expected
6 November 2008
ECB takes step in the right direction but further rate cuts to be expected
 
October
Global economic growth weakened in Q3
27 October 2008
Global economic growth weakened in Q3
 
UK Q3 GDP - is it really that bad?
24 October 2008
UK Q3 GDP - is it really that bad?
 
CLSA China PMI gave advance warning of extent of Q3 slowdown
22 October 2008
CLSA China PMI gave advance warning of extent of Q3 slowdown
 
PMI data underlined the need for October's emergency rate cut
21 October 2008
PMI data underlined the need for October's emergency rate cut
 
UK marketing budgets cut at record rate in Q3
13 October 2008
UK marketing budgets cut at record rate in Q3
 
PMI data point to easing of European consumer price inflation
13 October 2008
PMI data point to easing of European consumer price inflation
 
UK Composite PMI at record low in September
3 October 2008
UK Composite PMI at record low in September
 
Downturn spreads across the Eurozone
1 October 2008
Downturn spreads across the Eurozone
 
UK Manufacturing PMI sank to new low in September
1 October 2008
UK Manufacturing PMI sank to new low in September
 
September
Eurozone sees heightened recession risk
23 September 2008
Eurozone sees heightened recession risk
 
Eurozone employment set to slip in Q3
23 September 2008
Eurozone employment set to slip in Q3
 
February
High UK inflation showing little sign of feeding through to pay rates
10 February 2011
The Bank of England left policy unchanged after its February meeting. It is likely that the debate heated up further from the January meeting, with increased pressure from some members of the Monetary Policy Committee to raise rates and shore up the Bank's inflation fighting credibility. However, this looks to have been the most appropriate outcome given the data that are currently available.
 
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