Germany: PMI Manufacturing drops to 60.9 in March

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:01:00 +0200

Germany: PMI Manufacturing drops to 60.9 in March

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The German PMI regarding manufacturing dropped as expected to a reading of 60.9 in March, compared to the prior 62.9.

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by the Markit economics captures business conditions in the manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector dominates a large part of total GDP, the manufacturing PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Germany. Normally, a result above 50 signals is bullish for the EUR, whereas a result below 50 is seen as bearish.