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Manufacturing PMI

The Manufacturing PMI Index tracks the state of the manufacturing industry with data from circa 400 companies within the industry. The sub-indices that comprise the index are Orders, Output, Employment, Delivery Times and Stock Purchases with weight order. Levels above 50 signal for an expansion of the industry. This metric is reported on a monthly basis by Markit Economics.

French Manufacturing PMI

In June 2017 the indicator increased to 54.8 from 53.8 the previous month representing a change of 1.86%. The figure also surpassed the consensus by 0.2%. This figure was at its historical lows of 42.9 in Jan 2013 and at its highs of 57.5 in Apr 2011.