02-May-2012 10:03 Manufacturing

China Manufacturing Activity Grows In April But Contraction Persists: HSBC PMI :: China's manufacturing activity improved in April compared to March but continued to contract for the sixth straight month, according to the final HSBC flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released Wednesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335928/20120502/china-purchasing-managers-index.htm

US Manufacturing Rises Sharply In April, Higher Than Expected :: Business at U.S. manufacturers expanded in April at the fastest pace in 10 months that topped economists' expectation, according to a closely watched survey of the sector released Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335631/20120501/ism-manufacturing-index-rises-54-8-april.htm

U.K. Manufacturing Nearly Flat As Exports To Eurozone Fall :: The British manufacturing sector is approaching negative growth thanks largely to a decline in exports to the troubled eurozone, according to a monthly benchmark index that gauges industrial health released Tuesday.The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.5 in April, down from 51.9 in March.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335630/20120501/british-manufacturing-pmi.htm

UK Manufacturing Output Falls, Raises Risk of Prolonged Recession :: Manufacturing output in the UK surprised to the downside in April, as the exports orders of the country declined due to slowing eurozone economy, putting the British economy at a risk of prolonged recession.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335556/20120501/uk-gdp-recession-qe-boe-british-pound.htm

UK Manufacturing Activity Slowed in April as European Export Orders Plunge :: New orders drop the most in three years as UK manufacturing sector slows further into the second quarter
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335426/20120501/uk-manufacturing-pmi-sector-april.htm

Manufacturing Activity Dips in April, Pace-Setting for Much of 2012? :: Australia's manufacturing sector again suffered a retreat in April, posting activity declines of 5.6 points to 43.9 in the month and underlining two months of successive contractions in an industry already reeling from the so-called downside of the country's resource boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335365/20120501/manufacturing-activity-dips-again-april-sets-pace.htm

China's Manufacturing Activity Continues To Grow :: China's manufacturing activity improved in April for the fifth straight month as economic conditions continued to strengthen, according to readings from a key gauge released Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335313/20120501/china-purchasing-managers-index.htm