Interesting snippets from IHS' EZ PMI......>

EUROZONE: Interesting snippets from IHS' EZ PMI report:

-"Although growth rates improved slightly in manufacturing and services, both

remained among the weakest seen for at least one-and-a-half years."

-"A particularly sluggish performance was seen in manufacturing, where new

export orders registered the smallest monthly rise for two years."

-The flash surveys also found price pressures to have remained elevated as

higher wages were seen in some countries, alongside increased fuel, transport

and commodity prices. However, although input cost and selling price inflation

rates remained among the highest seen over the past seven years"