Indonesia: With an improved 122 points in the consumer confidence index, Indonesia was the third most confident nation in the world after the India and Philippines in the third quarter of 2016, according to Nielson.
China's Caixin manufacturing PMI soared to 51.2, a full point above the expected 50.2, and followed the semi-official China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) manufacturing PMI for October also at 51.2, data released on Tuesday showed, beating an expected 50.4, as the CFLP non-manufacturing PMI rose to 54.0 from 53.7 in the previous month.
India experienced a slight hiccup in their ongoing quest to become the world’s largest automotive market.
A new report by MarketsandMarkets highlighted some encouraging signs for the aluminium systems market from 2015-2020.
Indonesia records a 4.71 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2015 (Q1), arousing concern in her investors regarding the forecast of her economy for the year. These are further fuelled by the rising inflation in the country, and the continual contraction of the manufacturing sector.
