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Mfg PMI Confirms Latest Decline, In Contrast To Chicago PMI Bounce

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  • The US S&P Global manufacturing PMI was unrevised in the final December reading at 46.2, leaving it down from 47.7 in Nov and the lowest since May’20.
  • Coming ahead of tomorrow’s ISM manufacturing survey, the confirmed decline in the PMI goes against the sizeable bounce in last week's MNI Chicago PMI from 37.2 to 44.9 (albeit clearly from weaker levels).
  • Some key points from the press release:
  • “The downturn stemmed from weak client demand which drove faster contractions in output and new orders”.
  • Ahead of Friday’s payrolls report “muted domestic and foreign customer demand led to a slower rise in employment. Staffing numbers rose only fractionally as pressure on capacity waned and backlogs of work fell sharply.”
  • Softer prices: “Lower prices for some inputs such as metals and fuel led to the slowest uptick in cost burdens since July 2020. In an effort to drive sales and pass on cost savings, firms hiked their selling prices at the softest pace for just over two years.”

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