The Brazilian industry reaches stagnation in the middle of April, PMI shows
According to a survey released on Friday (1), Brazilian industrial activities reached the stagnation in April, which has reached a weak level over a year and a half. Data of orders and faith in the Felection of faith in five years amid concerns with the US tariff policy, the result of faith of faith,
The S&P Global Shopping Managers Index (PMI) fell to 50.3 in March 51.8 in April, the lowest level from December 2023, which has reached the 50 mark that separates the contraction growth.
“The registration of the main PMI is slightly in the Growth Zone, indicating widely stagnant industrial conditions, and the sector will cover some concern that the sector can gradually enter into a hesitation phase,” said S&P Global Market Intelligence Associated Director Palina De Lima.
“The sector, which is recognized with the current uncertainty of global trade, political problems and current expenses of high debt, faced a difficult scenario,” he said.
The decline in confidence in future production has been recognized to the lowest level in five years amid rising concerns about US duty policy and internal economic conditions.
US President Donald Trump has announced several tariff actions on April 2, calling it “liberation day” and has moved to global economic markets ever since.
Despite the contraction rate, the Brazilian industry has fallen first in new requests in April 16 months. Research suggests that the demand for internal and international markets weakens, some participants are attributed to the decline in sales for final goods prices and market uncertainty.
New export sales have declined for the fifth time in six months, and the demand for evidence has declined.
Therefore, the Brazilian industrial production increased in April for the third consecutive month, but at the lowest rate of this period, the order, sales, decreasing and limited to qualified labor shortage.
While the capital goods department supports new requests and growth of the product, consumer goods and intermediate goods manufacturers have registered contractions.
The establishment of jobs in this sector was weak in four months in April, which would be reflected by the lack of spending and lack of new requests.
With regard to prices, general expenditure inflation has reached the lowest level in 11 months, it is a bearing, consignment, natural gas and steel prices rise from natural gas and steel, as well as oil prices, textiles and some items.
Industry price inflation has also fallen withdrawn and has reached the lowest level since March 2024. Although some companies have sent some of their additional expenses to customers, others have given discounts in an attempt to influence sales.
