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Modest Lift In Mfg PMI, But Recession Fears Drive Outlook Lower

CANADA DATA
  • The S&P Global Canadian mfg PMI ticked up to a three-month high in October but remained in contractionary territory for its sixth month, at 48.6 from 47.5.
  • The increase in the index came from softer contractions in both output and new orders. However, the press release notes that "production continued to fall at a marked pace, reflective of not just an absence of new work but also a lack of skilled staff and delays in the delivery of inputs.” Full release here.
  • Further of concern: “input price inflation jumped, and concerns that high prices will persist combined with the possibility of recession meant confidence in the outlook slipped to its lowest level for nearly three-and-a-half years” or since the depths of the pandemic.

Source: S&P Global

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