July’s rise in the official manufacturing PMI was unexpected, and it stands in contrast to the fall in the HSBC/Markit index which was also confirmed today. But the increase did not come completely out of the blue. The official index gives a large weight to heavy industry where there has been other evidence of a turnaround recently.
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