{"id":5734,"date":"2020-07-02T08:09:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T08:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=5734"},"modified":"2020-07-02T08:42:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T08:42:27","slug":"week-27-in-manufacturing-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-27-in-manufacturing-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 27 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Top US manufacturing index jumped the most since 1980 in June as reopenings spurred growth; U.S. manufacturing activity hits 14-month high; UK manufacturers outpace Europe; German manufacturing contraction eases in June: PMI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/week-27-manufacturing-news-mrpeasy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/week-27-manufacturing-news-mrpeasy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/week-27-manufacturing-news-mrpeasy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/week-27-manufacturing-news-mrpeasy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/week-27-manufacturing-news-mrpeasy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top US Manufacturing Index Jumped the Most Since 1980 in June as Reopenings Spurred Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A key measure of US manufacturing leaped back into growth territory in June as factories reopened and state economies turned back online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s\u00a0manufacturing index surged 9.5 points to 52.6 last month, its biggest increase since 1980. June&#8217;s increase brings the metric to a 14-month high and pushes it above the key threshold of 50 for the first time since February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ism-us-manufacturing-index-june-industry-growth-economic-reopenings-coronavirus-2020-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Business Insider (opens in a new tab)\">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Manufacturing Activity Hits 14-Month High<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. manufacturing activity rebounded in June, hitting its highest level in more than a year as the broader economy reopened, but rising COVID-19 infections threaten the recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Wednesday its index of national factory activity jumped to a reading of 52.6 last month from 43.1 in May. That was the strongest since April 2019 and ended three straight months of contraction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-economy-manufacturing\/u-s-manufacturing-activity-hits-14-month-high-idUSKBN24266R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Reuters (opens in a new tab)\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK Manufacturers Outpace Europe  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>British firms show return to growth while eurozone manufacturers are still stuck in decline, surveys show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK is leading Europe\u2019s manufacturing revival as industry springs back into action&nbsp;after lockdown.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2020\/07\/01\/uk-manufacturers-outpace-european-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Telegraph (opens in a new tab)\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">German Manufacturing Contraction Eases in June: PMI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BERLIN (Reuters) &#8211; Germany\u2019s manufacturing sector contracted at a slower pace in June, a survey showed on Wednesday, as factories ramped up production after restrictions to constrain the spread of the coronavirus were lifted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IHS Markit\u2019s final Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts for about a fifth of the German economy, rose to a three-month high of 45.2 from 36.6 in May. That was still below the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction but above a flash reading of 44.6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-germany-economy-pmi\/german-manufacturing-contraction-eases-in-june-pmi-idUSKBN2424WC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Reuters (opens in a new tab)\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top US manufacturing index jumped the most since 1980 in June as reopenings spurred growth; U.S. manufacturing activity hits 14-month high; UK manufacturers outpace Europe; German manufacturing contraction eases in June: PMI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Week 27 in Manufacturing News - MRPeasy Manufacturing Software Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manufacturing news week 27. 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