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The IHS Markit/CIPS flash composite Purchasing Managers' Index jumped to 47.6 in June from 30 in May

UK's coronavirus slump tapers off in June, PMIs show

Business • 23 Jun

IHS Markit's final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index plummeted to a record low of 29.7 in March from February's 51.6

Euro zone business activity collapses in March

Business • 03 Apr

IHS Markit's final euro zone composite Purchasing Managers' Index held steady last month at October's 50.6

Euro zone business growth near-stagnant - PMI

Business • 04 Dec 19

IHS Markit's September Euro Zone Composite Final Purchasing Managers' Index sank to 50.1 from 51.9 in August

Euro zone business growth stalled in September - PMI

Business • 03 Oct 19

IHS Markit's Final Composite Purchasing Managers' Index, seen as a good overall indicator of euro zone growth, fell to an 18-month low of 54.1 in May from April 's 55.1

Euro zone business activity slows again in May - PMI

Business • 05 Jun 18

IHS Markit's composite flash PMI for the euro zone, seen as a guide to economic health, fell to 57.5 this month

Euro zone business growth still robust in February

Business • 21 Feb 18

January's final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone was 59.6, below December's 60.6

Euro zone manufacturing boom continues into 2018

Business • 01 Feb 18

IHS Markit's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone fell to 56 last month from September's 56.7

Euro zone growth lost momentum in October - PMI

Business • 06 Nov 17

IHS Markit's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone bounced up to 56.7 in September from 55.7

Euro zone firms struggle to keep up with surging demand

Business • 04 Oct 17

IHS Markit's final composite PMI for the euro zone was 56.3 in June, comfortably beating a flash estimate of 55.7

Euro zone businesses lost some momentum in June

Business • 05 Jul 17

China's purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 51.7 - beating estimates

China factory activity picks up in June

Business • 30 Jun 17

Markit's flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index for June fell to 55.7 from the 56.8 it registered in April and May

Euro zone businesses end Q2 with slower growth - PMI

Business • 23 Jun 17

IHS Markit's euro zone Flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index for May matched April's 56.8, its highest since 2011

Euro zone business activity remained buoyant in May

Business • 23 May 17

IHS Markit's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index was steady in January, unchanged from December's reading of 54.4

Euro zone businesses stay buoyant at start of 2017

Business • 03 Feb 17

The closely-watched Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) said output hit 56.1 in December, up from 53.6 in November and above economists' expectations of 53.3

UK manufacturing starts 2017 on 'strong footing'

Business • 03 Jan 17

Markit's flash composite PMI jumped to 55.1 in October from 52.8 in September

German private sector growth hits 2016 high

Business • 24 Oct 16

The euro zone flash composite Purchasing Managers' Index jumped to 53.7 from September's 52.6

Euro zone firms have strongest month this year

Business • 24 Oct 16

Markit's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for the euro zone rose to 52.6 in September from 51.7 in August

Euro zone manufacturing activity accelerates

Business • 03 Oct 16

Investec Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index slipped to 51.3 in September from 51.7 in August

Manufacturing activity slows in September

Business • 03 Oct 16

A closely-watched gauge of the UK's giant services industry showed a record leap in activity in August

UK economy shows signs of recovery from Brexit

Business • 05 Sep 16

Markit's flash composite Purchasing Managers' Index dipped to 52.9 in July from June's 53.1

Euro zone business shows weakest growth since 2015

Business • 22 Jul 16

UK Services PMI shows steepest drop since 1996 when record began

British PMI shows record drop after Brexit vote

Business • 22 Jul 16

Factories across Europe enjoyed a buoyant month in June - but that was before the Brexit result

European factories bounce as Asia struggles

Business • 01 Jul 16

Investec Manufacturing PMI shows a reading of 53 in June

Manufacturing growth at three month high in June

Business • 01 Jul 16

The latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers' Index showed a reading of 55.9 in May

Growth in construction sector slows in May

Business • 13 Jun 16

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