World-Wide Factory Activity Declining

Manufacturing in much of the world remained in contractionary territory in July, as concerns about a crisis in Europe and a Chinese slowdown continued. In the United States, the Institute for Supply Management‘s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was essentially flat in July at 49.8, compared to 49.7 a month earlier. Reading below 50 indicate contraction. 

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