Soeben wurde der Einkaufsmanagerindex für die USA (S&P Global PMI für Februar) veröffentlicht – einer der besten Gradmesser für die Wirtschaft der USA:
Gesamtindex: 51,4 (7-Monatshoch; Vormonat war 50,5)
Dienstleistungen: 51,3 (3-Monatstief; Prognose war 52,4; Vormonat war 52,5)
Verarbeitendes Gewerbe: 52,3 (10-Monatshoch; Prognose 50,5; Vormonat war 50,7)
Dazu schreibt der Chefvolkswirt von S&P Global, das die Daten erhoben hat:
„US companies continued to report an expansion in activity during February, albeit at a slower pace. Output rose marginally as a softer uptick in services business activity weighed on overall growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, saw a renewed increase in production amid an improvement in supply chains after adverse weather in January.
Demand conditions improved further, but at a softer rate as a less marked increase in service sector new business offset an improvement in manufacturing. The slower rise in new sales led firms to recruit additional workers at a slightly reduced rate and also dampened confidence in the outlook for output over the next year. On the price front, cost burdens rose at the slowest pace since October 2020. Although selling price inflation picked up slightly, the rate of increase was the secondslowest since mid-2020.“
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