{"id":42138,"date":"2023-01-02T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/darkest-days-likely-over-for-eurozone-factories-dec-pmis-show"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T14:32:57","slug":"darkest-days-likely-over-for-eurozone-factories-dec-pmis-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/darkest-days-likely-over-for-eurozone-factories-dec-pmis-show","title":{"rendered":"Darkest days likely over for eurozone factories, Dec PMIs show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity has likely passed its trough as supply chains begin to recover and inflationary pressures ease, a survey showed on Monday, leading to a rebound in optimism among factory managers.<\/p>\n<p>S&amp;P Global&#8217;s final manufacturing Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index (PMI) bounced to 47.8 in December from November&#8217;s 47.1, matching a preliminary reading but still below the 50 mark separating growth from contraction.<\/p>\n<p>An index measuring output, which feeds into a composite PMI due on Wednesday and seen as a good gauge of economic health, also came in at 47.8, up from November&#8217;s 46.0, marking its seventh month of sub-50 readings but its highest since June.<\/p>\n<p>The final data was compiled earlier than usual last month due to the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A second successive monthly cooling in the rate of loss of factory output brings some cheer for the beleaguered manufacturing sector as we start the new year,&#8221; said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prospects have brightened amid signs of healing supply chains and a marked softening of inflationary pressures, as well as a calming of concerns over the region&#8217;s energy crisis, thanks in part to government assistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the input and output prices sub-indexes remained high, they both dropped substantially, likely welcome news for policymakers at the European Central Bank who have been trying to calm rampant inflation by tightening monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p>With inflationary pressures easing, supply chains healing and an energy crisis likely averted purchasing managers turned optimistic and the future output index jumped to 53.8 from 48.8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The number of optimists regarding the year ahead has also now exceeded pessimists for the first time since August, hinting at a steady improvement in business confidence,&#8221; Williamson said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity has likely passed its trough as supply chains begin to recover and inflationary pressures ease, a survey showed on Monday, leading to a rebound in optimism among factory managers. 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