(Finance) – It improves the manufacturing activity of the United States while it worsens that of services. There Flash estimate on the manufacturing SME index of February developed by Markit iIn fact, a level of 51.6 points is niche which is compared with the 51.2 points of the previous month and the 51.3 points of the Consensus.
The data is therefore confirmed Above the critical threshold of 50 points under which the economy is in contraction.
In the same period the SMEs of services It is expected to 49.7 points, down from 52.9 points of the previous month and below the consensus (53 points).
The Composite Thus stands at 50.4 points from 52.7 in January.