LONDON/TOKYO—Global factory activity slowed in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tightened supply chain bottlenecks, dampened demand, and whacked confidence, while soaring energy costs drove a broader surge in prices, surveys showed on Friday. Uncertainty caused by the invasion, combined with an intensifying cost-of-living crisis, suggests the euro zone’s manufacturing industry could slide into a recession this quarter. “Today’s figures show the worsening supply chain situation is having a major impact on the industry, with rates of both input costs and selling price inflation currently far above anything previously seen,” said Thomas Rinn, global industrial lead at Accenture. “The ever-surging cost of power, freight delays, and diversions, topped by new COVID-19 lockdowns in China, have all contributed to increased costs and raw material shortages—leaving European manufacturers faced with unprecedented disruption.” S&P Global’s final manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the euro zone fell to a 14-month low of 56.5 in …
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