周五公布的一项商业调查显示，随着产出和新订单增长放缓，日本制造业10月扩张速度降至七个月来最低。
Japan's manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in October as output and new order growth eased, a business survey showed on Friday.
S&P全球日本制造业采购经理指数（PMI）初值10月降至53.3，9月为54.1。读数高于50.0表明活动扩张，低于该水平则预示收缩。货物生产商新订单增速为3月以来最弱，日本私营部门新出口业务增速降至四个月低点。调查显示，制造商产出增幅为3月以来最弱，货物生产商新订单增幅也为3月以来最慢。10月工厂就业以温和速度增长。制造商还增加了采购活动，导致采购库存累积规模创近四年最大。
The flash S&P Global Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 53.3 in October from 54.1 in September. A reading above 50.0 indicates expansion in activity, while below that level signals contraction New orders of goods producers rose at the weakest pace since March, while new export business across Japan's private sector increased at the softest rate in four months Manufacturers logged the weakest rise in output since March, while goods producers recorded the slowest increase in new orders since March, the survey showed Factory employment rose at a moderate pace in October. Manufacturers also increased purchasing activity, leading to the largest accumulation in stocks of purchases in almost four years.
服务业活动10月小幅上升。S&P全球日本服务业PMI商务活动指数初值从51.3升至52.0，调查显示商务活动增幅扩大、销售增长加快。在更广泛的经济层面，S&P全球日本综合PMI产出指数初值维持在52.3不变，标志着私营部门活动连续第19个月扩张。S&P全球市场情报经济学家乌萨马·巴蒂表示：“10月闪电PMI数据显示，日本整体商业活动增长较上月持平，仍弱于年初至今的平均水平。”
Service activity edged higher in October. The flash S&P Global Japan Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 52.0 from 51.3, with the survey showing a stronger increase in business activity and faster sales growth At the broader economy level, the S&P Global Flash Japan Composite PMI Output Index was unchanged at 52.3, marking a 19th straight month of expansion in private sector activity "The October flash PMI data indicated that overall business activity growth across Japan was unchanged from a month prior to remain weaker than the average for the year-to-date," said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence Across the private sector, new business rose at the slowest pace in three months and export business growth eased to a four-month low.
在整个私营部门，新业务增速降至三个月低点，出口业务增长放缓至四个月低点。就业创造放缓至14个月低点，对未来一年的信心减弱至7月以来最低。10月投入成本通胀略微加速，受原材料和劳动力成本上升推动。企业继续提高销售价格，尽管产出价格通胀放缓至四个月低点。
Job creation slowed to a 14-month low, while confidence for the year ahead weakened to its lowest since July Input cost inflation accelerated slightly in October, driven by higher raw material and labour costs. Firms continued to raise selling prices, although output charge inflation eased to a four-month low