{"id":427792,"date":"2026-03-02T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/2026\/03\/italy-february-manufacturing-pmi-50-6-vs-49-5-expected\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:52:09","slug":"italy-february-manufacturing-pmi-50-6-vs-49-5-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/italy-february-manufacturing-pmi-50-6-vs-49-5-expected-427792\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy February manufacturing PMI 50.6 vs 49.5 expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior 48.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh growth in output and new orders, ending two-month run of decline\n<\/li>\n<li>Brightest 12-month outlook in just over five years\n<\/li>\n<li>Intensification of cost and charge inflation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Comment:<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the PMI data, Jonas Feldhusen, Junior Economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank, said:\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn February, we saw tentative signs of improvement in Italy\u2019s manufacturing sector, but this is not yet a meaningful step<br \/>\nforward. The recent uptick, following two weak months, still rests on a fragile foundation. Only if a more sustained recovery<br \/>\nemerges over the coming months, marked by continuous growth in production and new orders, can we then speak of a<br \/>\ngenuine upswing in manufacturing. Until then, the situation remains strained.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the latest month, a divergence has appeared between total new orders and export orders. While exports continue to<br \/>\nsuffer from the fragile global environment, total orders have edged slightly higher, supported by stronger market interest from<br \/>\nboth existing and new clients. The improvement in order intakes could be a factor that has boosted business confidence for<br \/>\nthe months ahead, which is now at its highest level since the post\u2011pandemic recovery. It is possible that deregulation<br \/>\ninitiatives from Brussels, such as those in the automotive sector, are contributing to this renewed optimism among<br \/>\nmanufacturing firms.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInput costs facing Italian manufacturers are rising, which could become a problem if the trend seen in recent months<br \/>\ncontinues. Although cost pressures remain far below the levels of 2022, the Input Cost Index has now reached its highest<br \/>\nlevel in 40 months and should therefore be taken seriously, especially since companies have also passed on more of these<br \/>\ncosts to customers. Raw materials, particularly metals, have been major drivers of increased expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior 48.1 Key findings: Fresh growth in output and new orders, ending two-month run of decline Brightest 12-month outlook in just over five years Intensification of cost and charge inflation Comment: Commenting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}