Macroperu EEUU: Índice Manufacturero en mínimo histórico

PBI INDUSTRIAL USA CAE, Farid Matuk

Este índice del equivalente de la Sociedad de Industrias en EEUU
muestra el nivel mas bajo de actividad en 28 años. Nuestras
exportaciones de materias primas se reduciran acordemente, y con CON ello el deterioro en las cuentas externas se incrementará.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_bi_ge/economy

Manufacturing index drops to 28-year low

NEW YORK – Manufacturing activity fell more than expected in
December, hitting the lowest reading in 28 years as new orders and
employment continue to decline.

The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing
executives, said Friday its manufacturing index fell to 32.4 in
December from 36.2 in November. Wall Street economists surveyed by
Thomson Reuters had expected the reading to fall to 35.5.

Component readings of the index hit historic lows. New orders fell to
their lowest level on records going back to 1948. Prices fell as the
number of respondents saying they had paid more in December than in
November sank to its lowest monthly reading since 1949.

Any reading for the overall index above 50 signals growth, while a
reading below 50 indicates contraction. The index is based on based
on a survey of the institute's members, has fallen steadily for the
last five months as the economy deteriorated.

No industry in the sector reported growth in December, with
businesses from coal products to foodmakers to printing seeing
declines.

The report covers indicators including new orders, production,
employment, inventories, prices, and exports.

The jobs picture has been especially dire, with the manufacturing
sector losing 85,000 jobs between October and November, according to
the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More losses
are expected in coming months as demand continues to be weak.

The chemical industry, for instance, has been battered by both the
decline in demand and volatile commodity prices. LyondellBasell
Industries, the third-largest independent chemical company in the
world, said Wednesday that while several lenders had allowed it to
postpone $160 million in loan payments, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy
filing might still be an option.

The announcement came just two days after the collapse of a $17.4
billion joint venture between Dow Chemical and Kuwait's Petrochemical
Industries Co.

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