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The following is an extract from S&P Global Market
Intelligence's latest Monthly PMI Bulletin. For the full report,
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Global economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, according to
the latest PMI survey data, led by the developed world falling into
contraction for the first time in two years.
The J.P.Morgan Global Composite Output Index* (compiled by
S&P Global) fell sharply from 53.5 in June to 50.8 in July.
The latest reading signals only marginal growth and is the
weakest since the recovery from the initial pandemic lockdowns
began two years ago. Barring these lockdown months, the July
reading was the joint-second lowest for a decade, the current
degree of malaise exceeded only by the near-stagnation seen in
February 2016. At its current level, the PMI is indicative of
annualised global GDP growth of just 2%.
Both the US and eurozone reported renewed falls in output and
the pace of expansion slowed in the UK and Japan, yet growth in the
major emerging markets generally remained resilient. Worldwide
manufacturing output growth stalled and the recent surge in service
sector activity lost significant momentum.
Companies blamed tightening financial conditions, heightened
uncertainty linked to the Ukraine war, shortages and, most
importantly, high inflation for the deteriorating business
environment. Optimism about the year ahead likewise fell further in
July, prompting a pull-back in global hiring.
Encouragement came from a weakening of global inflationary
pressures, with average prices charged for goods and services
rising at the slowest rate for ten months thanks in part to lower
input cost inflation, though also attributable to the recent
slowing of demand growth.
Lewis Cooper, Economist, S&P Global Market
Intelligence
Tel: +44 1491 461019
lewis.cooper@spglobal.com
Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) data are compiled by IHS Markit for more than 40 economies worldwide. The monthly data are derived from surveys of senior executives at private sector companies, and are available only via subscription. The PMI dataset features a headline number, which indicates the overall health of an economy, and sub-indices, which provide insights into other key economic drivers such as GDP, inflation, exports, capacity utilization, employment and inventories. The PMI data are used by financial and corporate professionals to better understand where economies and markets are headed, and to uncover opportunities.
