PMI Slips 1.6 Points in November
PMI Slips 1.6 Points in November
Purchasing activity declined, whilst new sales and activity in the consumer services sector, order backlogs, staffing levels, input purchases, input prices, and selling prices all increased.November marked the 21st consecutive month of expansion in Singapore's private sector.
11月標誌着新加坡私人板塊連續第21個月的擴張。
November saw a slight decline of 1.6 points in the Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) from 55.5 in October, according to S&P Global.
根據標準普爾全球數據，11月採購經理人指數（PMI）從10月的55.5小幅下降了1.6點。
The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Singapore PMI posted 53.9 in November, marking the 21st consecutive month of improved business conditions in Singapore's private sector, despite being at the slowest pace in seven months.
經過季節調整的標準普爾全球新加坡PMI在11月爲53.9，標誌着新加坡私營部門連續第21個月的業務狀況改善，儘管增速爲七個月以來最慢。
Purchasing activity declined, whilst new sales and activity in the consumer services sector, order backlogs, staffing levels, input purchases, input prices, and selling prices all increased.
採購活動下降，而消費服務板塊的新銷售和活動、訂單積壓、員工水平、原材料採購、原材料價格和銷售價格均有所上升。
Supply constraints partially contributed to another sharp rise in input costs, leading to a marked increase in selling prices, S&P said.
標準普爾表示，供應限制部分導致了原材料成本的急劇上漲，從而顯著提高了銷售價格。
Meanwhile, average input costs continued to rise sharply in November, driven by higher purchase prices and staff costs. Rising raw material and transport costs, exacerbated by longer lead times, drove the steep increase in purchase prices.
與此同時，11月平均原材料成本繼續大幅上漲，主要受到採購價格和員工成本上升的推動。原材料和運輸成本的上漲，加上較長的交貨時間，加劇了採購價格的急劇上漲。
"Confidence levels also moderated in November, with firms expressing the least optimism since July 2023. Rising competition and worries about its impact on business activity over the next 12 months dampened sentiment," S&P said.
標準普爾表示：「11月信心水平也有所減弱，企業表示自2023年7月以來的最低樂觀情緒。競爭加劇和對未來12個月業務活動影響的擔憂抑制了情緒。」
