Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:21:39 GMT
Manufacturing PMI in Germany falls unexpectedly
Markit, a market research group, reported on Wednesday that German manufacturing PMI declined unexpectedly in October. Manufacturing purchasing managers' index declined to a reading 45.7, compared to a figure of 47.4 in the previous month. Economists, however, expected that the index would be equal to 48.0.
"Within the manufacturing industry, particular weakness was found in the automobiles sector amid softer