Asia PMI's: A fairly steady August - Westpac

Simon Murray, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that Asian PMIs were relatively unchanged in August, with many of the advanced Asian nations steadying after a period of deceleration.

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“In emerging Asia, PMI’s appear to be treading water. This comes after official data indicated that annual growth in India and Indonesia is tracking at multi-year highs as at June quarter (2016 and 2013 respectively).”

“Nonetheless, while India and Indonesia have a strong starting point, anecdotes from the survey confirm that these economies are starting to feel the brunt of headwinds related to capital outflows and a weaker currency, higher oil prices, the consequent input cost pass through, and associated monetary policy tightening.”