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PMIs show further rise in manufacturers’ costs

The rise in March’s global manufacturing PMI suggested that world industrial production continued to recover. But the headline index masked a divergence at the country level, with sizeable gains in advanced economies offsetting small falls in major EMs. Meanwhile, supply shortages appeared to push up prices.

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