India and manufacturing activity around the world
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Global manufacturing contracted in June for the second consecutive month, according to surveys of purchasing managers by Markit and the Institute for Supply Management, two research firms.
Overall the second quarter registered the worst manufacturing conditions in three years, says The Economist.
Let's take a look at manufacturing activity around the world, including India.
Source: The Economist
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Image: Steel coils wait to be shrink wrapped and shipped to customers at the Severstal steel mill in Dearborn, Michigan.
Photographs: Rebecca Cook/Reuters
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India
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 57.2 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 55.3 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 55 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Expanded
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Image: A view of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai.
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters
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Japan
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 53.9 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 50.8 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 49.9 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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The United States
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 56 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 55.8 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 49.8 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: A view of downtown Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 57.7 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 51.9 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 49 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: Traffic passes the Houses of Parliament in London.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Brazil
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 53.1 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 49 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 48.6 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: The Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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China
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 50.2 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 50.1 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 48.1 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: Vehicles pass through teh brightly-lit Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai.
Photographs: Claro Corte/Reuters
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France
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 55 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 53 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 45 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: A view of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Germany
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 58.3 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 55 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 45 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers is seen under clouds.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Italy
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 54.7 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 49.8 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 44.7 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
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Image: A view of Duomo cathedral in Milan.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Spain
Purchasing managers' index (June 2010): 52.2 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2011): 47.3 points
Purchasing managers' index (June 2012): 41.1 points
Manufacturing activity contracted or expanded compared to previous month: Contracted
Image: A view of Agbar Tower in Barcelona.
Photographs: Albert Gea/Reuters
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