MILAN (Reuters) – In December, the activity of the Italian manufacturing sector shrank at a rate more pronounced over the last 19 months, about the difficulties of output for three years recession.
And ‘what emerges from the index PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) developed by Markit and ADACI based on a survey of purchasing managers in the economic sector, which fell in the last month of 2014 to 48.4 from 49.0 in November.
Confirming below the threshold 50, divide between growth and contraction, the indicator certifies the continuing weakness delll’economia Italian, which does not grow from the middle of 2011.
A positive signal comes from the new growth in orders from abroad, albeit at a slower pace than in November, in part thanks to the contribution of the United States, highlights Markit.
Italy closed 2014 with a GDP contraction of 0.4%, as stated by Matteo Renzi during the press conference for the end of the year. Istat in note Monthly Update has planned for the coming months the arrest of the downturn of the economy, in the p resence of positive signals to domestic demand.
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