This edition takes a closer look at the results of the autumn 2020 EU investment survey in the manufacturing sector.
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This edition takes a closer look at the results of the autumn 2020 EU investment survey in the manufacturing sector.
The next INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR, which was postponed due to the effects of Covid-19, will take place from 06. – 09.03.2022 in Cologne/Germany.
The new hybrid concept and content for EISENWARENMESSE – International Hardware Fair Cologne 2021 was still receiving very positive feedback at the European press conference at the end of October.
EuroBLECH, which was scheduled to take place at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany from 9th – 12th March 2021, has been postponed.
The latest detailed European sector Purchasing Managers Index (PMI®) data indicated a continued strong rebound in output in a number of manufacturing sectors in October, especially in automobiles & auto parts where a series-record expansion was recorded. Less positively,…
In the third quarter of 2020, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 12.6% in the euro area and by 11.6% in the EU compared with the previous quarter.
The IHS Markit Global Business Outlook Survey – based on responses from 12,000 companies between October 9-29 – recorded the strongest degree of optimism among companies since late-2018.
The COVID-19 survey, undertaken in late-October, asked 6,653 companies in 12 countries to report whether their output had risen or fallen since the start of the pandemic.
In September 2020 compared with August 2020, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 2.9% in the euro area and by 2.5% in the EU.
The euro area annual inflation rate was -0.3% in October 2020, stable compared to September.
