Manufacturing
India’s manufacturing holds steady in April but input costs hit 4-year peak
Input price inflation jumped to steepest pace since August 2022 as war ripples through supply chains
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India’s manufacturing holds steady in April but input costs hit 4-year peak
Input price inflation jumped to steepest pace since August 2022 as war ripples through supply chains
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Vietnam’s factory growth crumbles in April as Middle East war sends costs to 15-year high
New orders fell for the first time in eight months as fuel and oil prices surge
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War-driven price surge pushes Indonesia’s manufacturing into first contraction in nine months
Output fell at its fastest pace in nearly a year as input costs surge to 4-year high.
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South Korea factories face record price surge as ME conflict shatters supply chains
Both input costs and selling prices hit highest levels in survey's 22-year history
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The path to effective modernisation begins with strategic clarity about business objectives.
Thailand manufacturing climbs, confidence crashes to 4-year low
Factories are booming on paper, yet Thai manufacturers are quietly bracing for the worst.
Taiwan's March factory output slip from 4-year peak
Soaring costs, crumbling supply chains, and a jobs dip signal the war's toll is only beginning.
Vietnam’s manufacturing slips as prices soar to 15-year high
The Strait of Hormuz disruption sends freight, fuel and raw material costs spiralling to levels not seen since 2011.
Japan manufacturing growth slows in March as oil, yen, and war bite
Factory revival loses steam as Middle East war drives costs to 19-month high.
Middle East war sends Indonesia's factory boom to sudden reverse
Whilst the index remains just above the 50-point expansion threshold, the steep drop underscores a more troubling slowdown.
South Korea's factories hit 4-year stride in March but inflation clouds outlook
A surging output and jobs revival mark its strongest quarter-end in years.
Global chip sales race towards $1t as February smashes records
Asia-Pacific led a near-across-the-board regional rally.
Supply shocks squeeze Malaysia’s factories amidst Middle East-driven cost surge
Nine in 10 firms are either hit or are expecting to be affected in the next four weeks.
Singapore manufacturing faces sharpest spike in closures in 2025
Monthly registrations were steady, but annual closures in manufacturing exceed new business formation in 2025.
