NTC Research and ABN Amro gave the following breakdown on Thursday of the Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) for the Czech manufacturing sector in January. A figure above 50 indicates expansion on the previous month while a number below 50 signals contraction. JAN 07 DEC 06 JAN 06 Purchasing Managers' Index 57.6 56.2 54.6 Output 60.1 58.9 58.1 New orders 58.5 57.2 56.6 New export orders 58.1 56.5 54.9 Quantity of purchases 62.4 60.8 56.7 Backlogs of work 57.8 58.4 54.2 Input prices 63.7 58.9 53.1 Output prices 56.1 52.2 51.3 Supplier's delivery times 45.6 46.7 47.6 Stocks of purchases 54.8 54.3 50.3 Stocks of finished goods 48.4 48.9 49.0 Employment 56.9 54.5 51.3 NOTE. All indices are seasonally adjusted and are based on data collected from purchasing executives in 300 manufacturing companies in the Czech Republic. (Reporting by Mirka Krufova in Prague) ((prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: mirka.krufova.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477)) Keywords: MANUFACTURING PMI/CZECH
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