The flash reading for this is here:
The final reading is 49.7, the fourth consecutive month in contraction.
From the report, in brief:
- has shown a steady increase for three consecutive months since its cyclical low point in February
- starting to see an improvement in the sector's employment indicator, ... surpassed ... 50.0 ... for the first time in seven months, suggesting that manufacturers are no longer shedding labour
- input price index rose to 60.0, the highest level since November 2022
- output price index, representing inflation of consumer prices, rose to its highest reading in over a year
