Final manufacturing PMI 51.2 vs 50.7 prelimPrior 49.7The final estimate is revised higher but the better reading in June comes with a bit of a caveat (as highlighted in bold below). Both output and new orders decreased for a second monthrunning as demand weakness remains particularly evident in export markets.The supply-side alsoremained problematic for businesses, as delivery timeslengthened to the greatest degree in almost four years. That being said, price pressures eased slightly so that's a bit of good news.S&P Global notes that:"Export customers continued to demonstrate a lack of interestin French goods, with new orders from abroad decreasingat a solid and slightly quicker pace. All three main industrialcategories recorded lower demand from international clientsduring June.A major obstacle facing French manufacturers in June wason the supply-side, with the latest survey data signallingthe most intense delivery delays in nearly four years. Poortransport availability was often cited, in addition to shortagesand stretched supplier capacity. The respective sub-indexmeasuring supplier performance was a key contributor to the above-50.0 reading of the headline PMI, despite its relativelysmall weight.Regarding pricing conditions, June survey data continued tosignal elevated inflation rates for both input costs and outputcharges. Higher prices paid for chemicals and other oil-basedproducts, packaging and transportation were mentionedanecdotally, with many companies choosing to pass at leastsome of the burden on to their clients through increasedcharges. That said, selling fees were raised to a slowerextent and cost pressures cooled for the first time since lastDecember." This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.