2024年12月,斯坦比克银行肯尼亚采购经理人指数从上月的50.9微降至50.6。尽管如此,这标志着连续第三个月的增长,表明私营部门持续扩张,主要受产出、新订单和就业增长的推动。然而,就业增长微乎其微。由于新订单的增加,业务产出有所上升。这反映在客户购买力、新预订和广告活动成功方面的改善。在价格方面,投入成本以11个月来最快的速度飙升,主要是由于投入需求增强、货币疲软和税收负担加重。行业数据显示,农业和制造业企业的投入和产出价格通胀率最高。最后,商业情绪仍然低迷,对未来12个月经济活动增加的乐观情绪降至该系列历史上的第二低水平。
The Stanbic Bank Kenya PMI edged lower to 50.6 in December 2024 from 50.9 in the previous month. Still, this marked the third consecutive month of growth, indicating sustained private sector expansion, primarily driven by increases in output, new orders, and employment. However, employment growth was marginal. Business output rose due to an increase in new order intakes. This was reflected in the improvement observed in customers' purchasing power, new bookings, and the success of advertising campaigns. On the price front, input costs surged at their quickest rate in eleven months, mainly due to stronger input demand, currency weakness, and heightened tax burdens. Sector data showed that agriculture and manufacturing firms experienced the strongest rates of both input and output price inflation. Finally, business sentiment remained subdued, with optimism for higher activity in the next 12 months dropping to its second-lowest level in the series' history.