Eurozone pmi sep26

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欧元区9月PMI 26

ING THINK09/23/2026updated 10/17/2026

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Core conclusion · Tlines extraction

The eurozone composite PMI rose to 53.1 in September from 52.0 in August, a three-year high, despite surging oil prices, low water levels and supply chain disruptions. Services drove the gain, jumping from 51.6 to 53.0, with Germany's services PMI up from 49.7 to 52.9. France's manufacturing PMI fell dangerously close to 50. Input costs and output prices rose at the fastest rates in four months. ING calls the readings almost too good to be true, warns they may be a mirage, and says they make it harder for the ECB's doves to rule out another hike.

Institution: ING THINK
Published: 09/23/2026
Research topic: Not explicitly stated
Time horizon: Not explicitly stated

Key arguments

Eurozone composite PMI rose to 53.1 in September from 52.0 in August, a three-year high, with activity resilient despite an energy price shock and supply chain disruptions.
The improvement was driven mainly by services, up from 51.6 to 53.0; Germany's services jump from 49.7 to 52.9 'almost looks too good to be true', and the driver is unclear.
Manufacturing held up eurozone-wide, but France's manufacturing PMI dropped dangerously close to the 50 threshold; rising input buying kept stocks broadly unchanged, which does not automatically mean future growth.
Q3 growth looks decent, but input costs and output prices rose at the fastest rates in four months, making it harder for even the ECB's most dovish policymakers to rule out another rate hike.

Key numbers

Eurozone composite PMI, September: 53.1
Eurozone composite PMI, August: 52.0
Eurozone services PMI (from/to): 51.6 to 53.0
Germany services PMI (from/to): 49.7 to 52.9
Input cost and output price inflation: highest in four months

Main risks

ING warns the readings may prove to be a mirage: it remains unclear what is driving the services jump amid higher inflationary pressures.
Renewed inflation pressure, with input and output prices at four-month highs, keeps the risk of another ECB rate hike in play.
Eurozone divergence: France's manufacturing PMI is close to contraction, while the broad upturn rests on services and is not yet confirmed by future growth.

Corresponding source evidence

Even if the key 50-mark is no longer that reliable in separating growth from contraction, the eurozone is looking at PMIs significantly above this neutral reading of 50 in every single month of the third quarter.

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