Slow down in December the activity of the manufacturing sector in the euro area, which continues to be affected by the weakness of both domestic and foreign demand. This is what emerges from the analysis by Markit Economics, according to which the PMI manufacturing index in the currency area fell to 46,1 points in the last month of 2012, from 46,2 in November.
Previous estimates were 46,3 points. For Euroland this is the 17th consecutive month below the fateful threshold of 50, which marks the border between expansion and contraction.
The data relating to theItaly instead it rose from 45,1 to 46,7 points. The index also rose France (44,6) and Netherlands (49,6) compared to the previous months, while it slowed down in Germany (46,0) Spain (44,6) Austria (48,1) and Greece (41,4).
