Euro Area manufacturing PMI rises to 50 points in October

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* Manufacturing PMI in the Euro Area increased to a 2-month high of 50 points in October from 49.80 points in September 2025.
* New orders flatline and employment falls in October, but output creeps higher.
* Inventory levels were once again lowered across the euro area in October, extending an already protracted period of cutbacks to stocks.
* “The state of the eurozone’s manufacturing sector can be summed up as fragile in Germany, in recession in France, persistently weak in Italy, and showing only subdued growth in Spain," Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia, Chief Economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank said.
* "The politically tense situation in France is clearly not only contributing to the renewed slump in production there, but is also reflected in a sharp drop in the index for future output."
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