The broad-based fall in March’s manufacturing PMIs shows that the war in Ukraine is starting to take its toll on EM industry, particularly in Emerging Europe, while China’s lockdown is hitting industry there. The surveys provided signs that external demand is weakening, supply constraints are worsening and that the surge in commodity prices is pushing up input prices.
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