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PMIs may understate severity of downturn

March’s small rise in the global manufacturing PMI was driven entirely by a rebound in China and masked sharp declines elsewhere. The survey already points to falls in global production, but it is probably understating the extent of current weakness and further falls are to come as containment measures bite.

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