E-PaperManufacturing Activity News
Green shoots take root as early Q1 results signal recovery trend
Q1 earnings reports and latest data on jobs show that growth is picking upManufacturing activity, although hamstrung by intermittent lockdowns, is also showing a rebound in June and July from a deep contraction in April and May
2 min read24 Jul 2020With manufacturing contracting, employment is now a global issue
For India, the Nikkei-IHS Markit survey showed employment rose every month since April 2018, and rose even in MayThe global manufacturing employment index edged lower from 50.6 in April to 49.9 in May
2 min read5 Jun 2019Factories failed to deliver the goods in November
India's industrial growth, measured by index of industrial production (IIP) slowed to a seventeen-month low of 0.7% amid slump in manufacturing
3 min read16 Jan 2019GST: Cutting the clutter
MintAsia examines how GST has worked in the less than two months it has been in force and outlines the challenges ahead
8 min read11 Aug 2017Demographic crisis in Germany, Japan could be defused by robots
Increased automation, use of robotic technology in Germany and Japan could help cushion impact of aging population on manufacturing activity, according to Moody's
1 min read31 May 2017Indian factory activity expands for fourth consecutive month in April
Indian factory activity expands on stronger growth in new orders although rises in output and employment slowed, shows Nikkei/Markit Manufacturing PMI data
1 min read2 May 2017March PMI touches five-month high on new orders, output growth
March is the third straight month in which the manufacturing sector improved, pushing PMI higher, after the demonetisation-induced contraction at the end of 2016
1 min read3 Apr 2017The global economy’s surprising resilience
Key indicators show that it may now be growing at its fastest rate in a number of years
4 min read13 Feb 2017US manufacturing activity contracts in May to 4-year low: ISM
Index of national factory activity in May fell to 49 from 50.7 in April
2 min read3 Jun 2013Exports decline, but local demand spurs manufacturing growth
Exports decline, but local demand spurs manufacturing growth
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