UK Manufacturing PMI Expands at Fastest Pace Since September 2024

📈 UK manufacturing ended the second quarter on a positive note, with output rising at its fastest rate since September 2024. The latest Manufacturing PMI highlights continued growth in production, new orders and employment, although supply chain pressures and market uncertainty remain. Read the full story below 👇 https://bit.ly/4eT1tU9 #IndustryInsight #Manufacturing #Engineering

The upturn in UK manufacturing showed signs of losing momentum at the end of Q2 2026, S&P Global said. The PMI signalled expansion in each of the past eight months. Output, new orders and employment expanded and suppliers' delivery times lengthened. New work inflows improved for the seventh month in a row in June, and the month saw new export business rise for the sixth month in a row, but mildly. 🗞️ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAbGyUyU

While today’s #Manufacturing PMI reading shows growth has slowed, the sector is still growing overall. It also shows how manufacturers have become even more flexible and more adept at dealing with challenges over recent years. Further, the underlying picture is more positive than it has been in previous months, with lower energy and input costs helping ease some pressure. https://lnkd.in/gye48X9G Lloyds Business & Commercial Manufacturing Management

The UK manufacturing sector ended the second quarter of the year on a positive note, with output expanding at the fastest pace since September 2024. That's according to the seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) that posted 52.5 in June. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e3Jq_CSb #ManufacturingPMI #ManufacturingEconomy #IndustrialGrowth #FactoryOutput #SupplyChain #UKIndustry #EconomicOutlook #UKManufacturing

U.S. Manufacturing Has Expanded for Six Straight Months. What Comes Next? The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI shows U.S. manufacturing expanding for the sixth consecutive month—a positive sign that demand continues to recover. But one detail stood out to us: production and new orders are growing faster than employment. That suggests many manufacturers aren’t planning to solve higher demand by simply adding more people. Instead, they’re looking for ways to increase output with the workforce they already have. Across manufacturing, that often means investing in automation, improving process consistency, reducing downtime, and finding opportunities to increase throughput without sacrificing quality. Growth is encouraging, but sustainable growth depends on operational efficiency. As the market continues to recover, the companies that improve productivity today may be the ones best positioned to capitalize on tomorrow’s demand. What changes is your facility making to prepare for continued growth? https://lnkd.in/eHRkwz2G #Manufacturing #IndustrialAutomation #OperationalExcellence #ContinuousImprovement #ManufacturingIndustry #Industry40 #Automation #LeanManufacturing #Production

European manufacturing activity improved in June, though at a slightly slower pace. The end of 2Q saw expanding demand (and production) as downstream customers sought to build safety stocks. The Euro Area PMI, a measure of the manufacturing sector's overall health compiled by S&P Global, indicated manufacturing continued to rise in June. The PMI eased 0.2 points to 51.4 in June. After stagnating in May, the latest survey data signaled a rise in new orders. Producers closed out 2Q with a sixth successive month of rising output volumes. Furthermore, the pace of expansion accelerated from May’s four-month low. Of the constituent countries covered by the PMI survey, only Spain and France failed to register production growth in June. Inputs to production were taken directly from stock, as evidenced by a monthly contraction in pre-production inventories. The operational impact of supply-chain disruptions lessened but vendor capacity remained stretched. Producers managed to make inroads into order backlogs for a second straight month. The rate of input cost inflation was its softest since March and the rate of output charge inflation also eased to a three-month low. Finally, business confidence picked up again in June. The UK PMI for manufacturing posted 52.5 in June, down from May’s four-year high but still a good read. The PMI has signaled expansion in each of the past eight months. Four of the five PMI sub-components were at levels consistent with improved operating conditions. Production, new orders, and employment all expanded and suppliers' delivery times lengthened. The positive signal suggested by the latter (vendor delivery times) may be slightly misleading, given it was mainly reflective of stretched supply chains as opposed to a substantive increase in demand. Inventories fell following a solid rise in the prior survey month. Average input prices rose markedly in June. As a result, average selling prices were raised for the seventh month running. The outlook for UK manufacturing remained tepid at the end of 2Q. 

European manufacturing activity improved in June, though at a slightly slower pace. The end of 2Q saw expanding demand (and production) as downstream customers sought to build safety stocks. The Euro Area PMI, a measure of the manufacturing sector's overall health compiled by S&P Global, indicated manufacturing continued to rise in June. The PMI eased 0.2 points to 51.4 in June. After stagnating in May, the latest survey data signaled a rise in new orders. Producers closed out 2Q with a sixth successive month of rising output volumes. Furthermore, the pace of expansion accelerated from May’s four-month low. Of the constituent countries covered by the PMI survey, only Spain and France failed to register production growth in June. Inputs to production were taken directly from stock, as evidenced by a monthly contraction in pre-production inventories. The operational impact of supply-chain disruptions lessened but vendor capacity remained stretched. Producers managed to make inroads into order backlogs for a second straight month. The rate of input cost inflation was its softest since March and the rate of output charge inflation also eased to a three-month low. Finally, business confidence picked up again in June. The UK PMI for manufacturing posted 52.5 in June, down from May’s four-year high but still a good read. The PMI has signaled expansion in each of the past eight months. Four of the five PMI sub-components were at levels consistent with improved operating conditions. Production, new orders, and employment all expanded and suppliers' delivery times lengthened. The positive signal suggested by the latter (vendor delivery times) may be slightly misleading, given it was mainly reflective of stretched supply chains as opposed to a substantive increase in demand. Inventories fell following a solid rise in the prior survey month. Average input prices rose markedly in June. As a result, average selling prices were raised for the seventh month running. The outlook for UK manufacturing remained tepid at the end of 2Q. 

Manufacturing output across the euro area continued to rise moderately in June, according to the latest S&P Global PMI survey. Business confidence picked up again in June, indicating a further improvement after slumping to a 17-month low in April. Cost pressures eased, but supply conditions remained a challenge. Expectations for the year ahead remained slightly below their historical trend. 🗞️ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eywEpJ-2

U.S. manufacturing continued to expand in June, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management. The report found: ✅ The Manufacturing PMI registered 53.3%, remaining above the 50% expansion threshold. ✅ Production and new orders continued to increase. ✅ Employment contracted while input prices moved higher. ✅ Most manufacturing industries reported growth, with only three sectors posting contraction. While the pace of growth eased slightly from May, the data points to continued expansion across much of the manufacturing sector. Get all the details with Industrial Mill: https://bit.ly/4aE2MFw

📊 U.S. manufacturing expanded for a sixth consecutive month in June, but the story underneath the headline numbers is where things get interesting. ✅ The PMI came in at 53.3%, new orders held strong for a sixth straight month, and hiring conditions improved meaningfully. And while still elevated, prices posted their sharpest single-month decline in recent memory. On the surface, solid momentum. ➡️ But manufacturers aren't letting their guard down. Tariff uncertainty, stretched supplier lead times, and weakening consumer spending are still shaping decisions across the industry. Export orders slipped back into contraction. And half of all panelists flagged pricing volatility as an active concern despite the relief. Today, we're breaking down all the key metrics and sharing what purchasing executives are actually saying about conditions on the ground right now. See the full story 👇 https://lnkd.in/esAUqB2U #manufacturing #manufacturingnews #industrialsales #industrialmarketing #marketresearch #madeinusa #americanmade #usmanufacturing #manufacturingpmi #ism #industrialeconomy #supplychain #manufacturingtrends #economicdata #industrydata #production #economics #industrialsales #b2bsales #salesintelligence #industryselect #industrynet #tariffs #globaltradePolicy