Chicago PMI Crashes Most In 29 Months As Stagflation Strikes
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Jul 31, 2017
After exploding to its highest since May 2014 in June, Chicago Purchasing Managers gave up hope in July.
PMI plunged most since Feb 2015 to 58.9 – erasing all of July’s “surprise” gains as new order growth slowed and prices paid accelerated.
Only 2 components were rising:
Prices paid rose at a faster pace
New orders rose at a slower pace
Employment rose at a slower pace
Inventories rose at a faster pace
Supplier deliveries rose at a slower pace
Production rose at a slower pace
Order backlogs rose at a slower pace
Are ‘soft’ surveys about to start waking up to reality?
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