<p>The Flash PMI reading is a preliminary look at the state of a country's manufacturing sector for the month.</p>
<p>If this number is accurate it's horrible.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.markiteconomics.com/MarkitFiles/Pages/ViewPressRelease.aspx?ID=10714">Here's a chart from the report</a>, showing the index hitting a 47-month low.</p>
<p><table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5125da03eab8ea2e2c000030-579-412/screen shot 2013-02-21 at 3.21.23 am.png" border="0" alt="france flash PMI" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.markiteconomics.com/MarkitFiles/Pages/ViewPressRelease.aspx?ID=10714">Markit</a></p></td></tr></table></p>
<p>And here's a summary.</p>
<p><table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5125da2feab8ea1838000008-500-647/screen shot 2013-02-21 at 3.21.48 am.png" border="0" alt="french flash PMI" /></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.markiteconomics.com/MarkitFiles/Pages/ViewPressRelease.aspx?ID=10714">Markit</a></p></td></tr></table></p>

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French Flash PMI Comes In HORRIBLE - Economy Deteriorating

The Flash PMI reading is a preliminary look at the state of a country's manufacturing sector for the month. If this number is accurate it's horrible. Here's a chart from the report, showing the index hitting a 47-month low. Markit And here's a summary. Markit

The Flash PMI reading is a preliminary look at the state of a country's manufacturing sector for the month. If this number is accurate it's horrible.

French Flash PMI Comes In HORRIBLE - Economy Deteriorating

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