Globalni proizvodni indeks JP Morgan Global Manufacturing je pokazal, da je bilo razpoloženja v svetovni industriji konec julija (55,4) precej podobno tistemu v juniji (55,5), oziroma, da dvig okužb v nekaterih večjih državah ni prispeval k poslabšanju pričakovanj o prihodnjem ali aktualnem poslovanju. Vsi trije glavni tipi predelovalnih dejavnostih so beležili rast, najpočasnejšo kategorija izdelkov za potrošnike, kjer pa se je rast sicer pospešila. Najboljša slika v predelovalnih dejavnostih je bila na Nizozemskem, v Nemčiji, Avstriji, ZDA, medtem ko sta na drugi strani precej pod povprečjem bili Kitajska (50,3) in Japonska (53). Vzhajajoči trgi Azije so bili še posebej šibki, saj se je aktivnost na Tajskem, Maleziji, Vietnamu, Indoneziji in Mjanmaru celo znižala.

The global production index JP Morgan Global Manufacturing showed that the sentiment in global manufacturing at the end of July (55.4) was quite similar to that in June (55.5), or that the rise in infections in some major countries did not contribute to deteriorating expectations of future or current operations. All three main types of manufacturing recorded growth, the slowest the category of consumer goods products, where growth accelerated. The highest sentiment in manufacturing was in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, USA, while on the other hand, China (50.3) and Japan (53) were well below the average. Asia’s emerging markets were particularly weak, with activity in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar even declining.

GDP in the EU-27 increased by 1.9% in the Q2 21 compared to the Q1 21 (in the EA-19 by 2%, Reuters Consensus: +1.5%), which was more than we expected (1.4%). Among the 11 countries for which data are already available, the highest growth was recorded in Portugal (+ 4.9%, where, by the way, the fall in GDP was high in the Q1 21, at -3.2%) and in Austria (+4.3%). Growth was also high in Latvia (+3.7%) and Spain (+ 2.8%). GDP in Europe's largest economy - Germany, strengthened by 1.5% (after a 1.8% drop in the 1st quarter of 2021), growth in France was disappointing (0.9% after unchanged growth in the Q1 2021).