初步估计显示,HCOB法国服务业采购经理人指数从9月份的49.6降至2024年10月的48.3,低于市场预期的49.9。这标志着法国服务业自3月以来最大幅度的收缩,原因是需求持续疲软导致产出下降。此外,新业务,特别是来自海外的业务,急剧下降,出口订单以2020年5月以来的最快速度暴跌。为了应对需求放缓,服务提供商在10月份减少了员工人数,这标志着一个重大转变。在价格方面,尽管销售价格略有上涨,但成本压力明显缓解,投入价格通胀达到近四年来的最低水平。展望未来,企业的增长预期在第四季度初大幅下降,达到11个月来的最低点。
The HCOB France Services PMI dropped to 48.3 in October 2024 from 49.6 in September, worse than the market expectations of 49.9, preliminary estimates showed. This marked the sharpest contraction in the French services sector since March, driven by lower output amid persistently weak demand. Moreover, new business, particularly from overseas, saw a steep decline, with export orders plunging at the fastest rate since May 2020. In response to the slowing demand, service providers reduced their workforce in October, marking a significant shift. On the price front, despite a slight increase in selling prices, cost pressures eased notably, with input price inflation reaching its lowest level in nearly four years. Looking ahead, firms’ growth expectations fell sharply at the start of the fourth quarter, reaching an 11-month low.