The Flash PMIs for April suggest that activity in advanced economies generally held up better than expected at the start of Q2, despite worries of a large hit to industry from lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine. And there were even some signs that supply shortages eased slightly. But forward-looking indicators from the surveys imply that worse is still to come, and inflationary pressures are still building.
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