{"id":2846,"date":"2026-08-05T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:40:18","slug":"business-confidence-hits-four-year-high-in-july-even-though-pmi-stays-in-contraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=2846","title":{"rendered":"Business confidence hits four-year high in July, even though PMI stays in contraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/audio\/polly-719748-1785897801.1d99124f-39b2-4abf-877e-4c0e0fe8c81e.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><strong>Egypt\u2019s non-oil <span synonyms=\"private|personal|non-public\" class=\"synonym\">non-public<\/span> sector <span synonyms=\"saw|noticed\" class=\"synonym\">noticed<\/span> its strongest <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span> confidence since mid-2022 in July<\/strong>, <span synonyms=\"even though|despite the fact that|although|regardless that|though\" class=\"synonym\">despite the fact that<\/span> on-the-ground <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span> <span synonyms=\"conditions|circumstances|situations\" class=\"synonym\">situations<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"still|nonetheless\" class=\"synonym\">nonetheless<\/span> <span synonyms=\"tough|robust|powerful\" class=\"synonym\">powerful<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"according to|based on|in accordance with|in line with|in response to|in keeping with\" class=\"synonym\">in keeping with<\/span> S&amp;P <span synonyms=\"Global|International|World\" class=\"synonym\">World<\/span>\u2019s <span synonyms=\"latest|newest\" class=\"synonym\">newest<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/8\/132.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) report (pdf)<\/a>. The headline seasonally adjusted PMI went up <span synonyms=\"last|final\" class=\"synonym\">final<\/span> month to 46.8 from <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/07\/08\/non-oil-private-sector-hits-3-5-year-low-in-june-as-conflict-weighs-on-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\">June\u2019s 41-month low of 46.0<\/a>. <span synonyms=\"While|Whereas\" class=\"synonym\">Whereas<\/span> July marks our seventh straight month <span synonyms=\"below|under|beneath\" class=\"synonym\">under<\/span> the 50.0 break-even mark \u2014 <span synonyms=\"meaning|which means|that means\" class=\"synonym\">that means<\/span> <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span> <span synonyms=\"is still|continues to be|remains to be\" class=\"synonym\">remains to be<\/span> contracting m-o-m \u2014 <span synonyms=\"we are|we're\" class=\"synonym\">we&#8217;re<\/span> <span synonyms=\"at least|a minimum of|no less than|at the least|at the very least|not less than\" class=\"synonym\">no less than<\/span> <span synonyms=\"moving|shifting|transferring\" class=\"synonym\">shifting<\/span> <span synonyms=\"closer|nearer\" class=\"synonym\">nearer<\/span> to that threshold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUND SMART-<\/strong> <span synonyms=\"While|Whereas\" class=\"synonym\">Whereas<\/span> 50.0 separates <span synonyms=\"monthly|month-to-month\" class=\"synonym\">month-to-month<\/span> <span synonyms=\"growth|progress|development\" class=\"synonym\">progress<\/span> from contraction for <span synonyms=\"individual|particular person\" class=\"synonym\">particular person<\/span> <span synonyms=\"companies|corporations|firms\" class=\"synonym\">corporations<\/span>, a <span synonyms=\"reading|studying\" class=\"synonym\">studying<\/span> of 32.0 is <span synonyms=\"the real|the actual|the true\" class=\"synonym\">the actual<\/span> zero-growth line for the <span synonyms=\"country|nation\" class=\"synonym\">nation<\/span>\u2019s wider <span synonyms=\"economy|financial system|economic system\" class=\"synonym\">economic system<\/span> on an annual <span synonyms=\"basis|foundation\" class=\"synonym\">foundation<\/span>. <span synonyms=\"Every|Each\" class=\"synonym\">Each<\/span> <span synonyms=\"point|level\" class=\"synonym\">level<\/span> Egypt scores above 32.0 means <span synonyms=\"the overall|the general\" class=\"synonym\">the general<\/span> <span synonyms=\"economy|financial system|economic system\" class=\"synonym\">economic system<\/span> is <span synonyms=\"growing|rising\" class=\"synonym\">rising<\/span>, and July\u2019s 46.8 <span synonyms=\"reading|studying\" class=\"synonym\">studying<\/span> <span synonyms=\"translates|interprets\" class=\"synonym\">interprets<\/span> to an annual GDP <span synonyms=\"growth|progress|development\" class=\"synonym\">progress<\/span> <span synonyms=\"rate|price|fee|charge\" class=\"synonym\">fee<\/span> of about 4% <span synonyms=\"at the start|initially|firstly|at the beginning|at first|in the beginning\" class=\"synonym\">firstly<\/span> of 3Q 2026. <span synonyms=\"That means|Meaning|Which means\" class=\"synonym\">Which means<\/span> the <span synonyms=\"country|nation\" class=\"synonym\">nation<\/span>\u2019s <span synonyms=\"economy|financial system|economic system\" class=\"synonym\">economic system<\/span> as <span synonyms=\"a whole|an entire|a complete\" class=\"synonym\">an entire<\/span> is <span synonyms=\"expanding|increasing\" class=\"synonym\">increasing<\/span> y-o-y, <span synonyms=\"even if|even when\" class=\"synonym\">even when<\/span> <span synonyms=\"individual|particular person\" class=\"synonym\">particular person<\/span> <span synonyms=\"private|personal|non-public\" class=\"synonym\">non-public<\/span> <span synonyms=\"businesses|companies\" class=\"synonym\">companies<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"still|nonetheless\" class=\"synonym\">nonetheless<\/span> feeling a m-o-m pinch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demand <span synonyms=\"is still|continues to be|remains to be\" class=\"synonym\">remains to be<\/span> dragging:<\/strong> New <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span> orders fell for the seventh month in a row in July. <span synonyms=\"Companies|Corporations|Firms\" class=\"synonym\">Firms<\/span> reported that quiet market <span synonyms=\"conditions|circumstances|situations\" class=\"synonym\">situations<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"high|excessive\" class=\"synonym\">excessive<\/span> <span synonyms=\"prices|costs\" class=\"synonym\">costs<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"shipping|delivery|transport\" class=\"synonym\">transport<\/span> delays, and a dry spell <span synonyms=\"for new|for brand spanking new|for brand new\" class=\"synonym\">for brand spanking new<\/span> <span synonyms=\"projects|tasks|initiatives\" class=\"synonym\">initiatives<\/span> <span synonyms=\"kept|stored|saved\" class=\"synonym\">saved<\/span> <span synonyms=\"customers|clients|prospects\" class=\"synonym\">prospects<\/span> from opening their wallets. <span synonyms=\"Total|Complete|Whole\" class=\"synonym\">Complete<\/span> <span synonyms=\"factory|manufacturing unit|manufacturing facility\" class=\"synonym\">manufacturing facility<\/span> output <span synonyms=\"also|additionally\" class=\"synonym\">additionally<\/span> dropped, <span synonyms=\"though|although\" class=\"synonym\">although<\/span> the <span synonyms=\"speed|velocity|pace\" class=\"synonym\">velocity<\/span> of that decline eased to its slowest in <span synonyms=\"four|4\" class=\"synonym\">4<\/span> months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <span synonyms=\"pressure|strain|stress\" class=\"synonym\">strain<\/span> is <span synonyms=\"showing|displaying|exhibiting\" class=\"synonym\">exhibiting<\/span> up in backlogs:<\/strong> <span synonyms=\"Firms|Companies|Corporations\" class=\"synonym\">Companies<\/span> continued to trim their <span synonyms=\"staff|employees|workers\" class=\"synonym\">employees<\/span> sizes in July, <span synonyms=\"though|although\" class=\"synonym\">although<\/span> <span synonyms=\"only|solely\" class=\"synonym\">solely<\/span> <span synonyms=\"slightly|barely\" class=\"synonym\">barely<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"even as|whilst|at the same time as\" class=\"synonym\">whilst<\/span> <span synonyms=\"the amount|the quantity\" class=\"synonym\">the quantity<\/span> of unfinished work piled up <span synonyms=\"at the|on the\" class=\"synonym\">on the<\/span> second-fastest <span synonyms=\"rate|price|fee|charge\" class=\"synonym\">fee<\/span> in <span synonyms=\"nearly|almost|practically\" class=\"synonym\">practically<\/span> three years. S&amp;P <span synonyms=\"noted|famous\" class=\"synonym\">famous<\/span> that <span synonyms=\"a mix of|a mixture of\" class=\"synonym\">a mixture of<\/span> personnel shortages and raw-material <span synonyms=\"scarcity|shortage\" class=\"synonym\">shortage<\/span> created <span synonyms=\"supply|provide\" class=\"synonym\">provide<\/span> bottlenecks for <span synonyms=\"several|a number of\" class=\"synonym\">a number of<\/span> <span synonyms=\"businesses|companies\" class=\"synonym\">companies<\/span>, leaving them with <span synonyms=\"more|extra\" class=\"synonym\">extra<\/span> work than <span synonyms=\"they had|that they had|they'd\" class=\"synonym\">they&#8217;d<\/span> <span synonyms=\"hands|palms|arms|fingers\" class=\"synonym\">palms<\/span> <span synonyms=\"to finish|to complete\" class=\"synonym\">to complete<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span synonyms=\"Firms|Companies|Corporations\" class=\"synonym\">Companies<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"buying|shopping for\" class=\"synonym\">shopping for<\/span> <span synonyms=\"less|much less\" class=\"synonym\">much less<\/span>:<\/strong> Purchases of <span synonyms=\"raw|uncooked\" class=\"synonym\">uncooked<\/span> <span synonyms=\"materials|supplies\" class=\"synonym\">supplies<\/span> and inputs contracted at its sharpest <span synonyms=\"rate|price|fee|charge\" class=\"synonym\">fee<\/span> since September 2023, with <span synonyms=\"around|round\" class=\"synonym\">round<\/span> <span synonyms=\"a third|a 3rd\" class=\"synonym\">a 3rd<\/span> of surveyed <span synonyms=\"companies|corporations|firms\" class=\"synonym\">corporations<\/span> <span synonyms=\"reducing|decreasing|lowering\" class=\"synonym\">lowering<\/span> <span synonyms=\"input|enter\" class=\"synonym\">enter<\/span> <span synonyms=\"buying|shopping for\" class=\"synonym\">shopping for<\/span>, partly <span synonyms=\"because of|due to\" class=\"synonym\">due to<\/span> weaker new orders. For <span synonyms=\"the first|the primary\" class=\"synonym\">the primary<\/span> time in <span synonyms=\"five|5\" class=\"synonym\">5<\/span> months, <span synonyms=\"businesses|companies\" class=\"synonym\">companies<\/span> <span synonyms=\"also|additionally\" class=\"synonym\">additionally<\/span> drew down their stockpiles, <span synonyms=\"choosing|selecting\" class=\"synonym\">selecting<\/span> to run leaner inventories <span synonyms=\"because|as a result of\" class=\"synonym\">as a result of<\/span> banknotes are tight and <span synonyms=\"materials|supplies\" class=\"synonym\">supplies<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"hard|exhausting|onerous|arduous|laborious\" class=\"synonym\">arduous<\/span> <span synonyms=\"to find|to seek out|to search out\" class=\"synonym\">to search out<\/span>. On <span synonyms=\"the bright|the brilliant|the intense\" class=\"synonym\">the intense<\/span> <span synonyms=\"side|aspect|facet\" class=\"synonym\">facet<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"delivery|supply\" class=\"synonym\">supply<\/span> <span synonyms=\"times|occasions|instances\" class=\"synonym\">occasions<\/span> shortened <span synonyms=\"slightly|barely\" class=\"synonym\">barely<\/span> <span synonyms=\"as the|because the\" class=\"synonym\">because the<\/span> <span synonyms=\"impact|influence|impression|affect\" class=\"synonym\">affect<\/span> of the <span synonyms=\"Middle|Center\" class=\"synonym\">Center<\/span> East <span synonyms=\"conflict|battle\" class=\"synonym\">battle<\/span> on <span synonyms=\"local|native\" class=\"synonym\">native<\/span> <span synonyms=\"supply|provide\" class=\"synonym\">provide<\/span> <span synonyms=\"lines|strains|traces\" class=\"synonym\">strains<\/span> eased.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span synonyms=\"Prices|Costs\" class=\"synonym\">Costs<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"the bright|the brilliant|the intense\" class=\"synonym\">the intense<\/span> spot:<\/strong> <span synonyms=\"Total|Complete|Whole\" class=\"synonym\">Complete<\/span> <span synonyms=\"input|enter\" class=\"synonym\">enter<\/span> <span synonyms=\"costs|prices\" class=\"synonym\">prices<\/span> rose at their slowest <span synonyms=\"pace|tempo\" class=\"synonym\">tempo<\/span> in six months, sitting <span synonyms=\"well|properly|nicely|effectively\" class=\"synonym\">effectively<\/span> <span synonyms=\"below|under|beneath\" class=\"synonym\">under<\/span> their long-term <span synonyms=\"average|common\" class=\"synonym\">common<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"thanks to|because of|due to\" class=\"synonym\">because of<\/span> cheaper oil and a <span synonyms=\"slightly|barely\" class=\"synonym\">barely<\/span> weaker USD early in July. <span synonyms=\"As a result|In consequence|Consequently|Because of this\" class=\"synonym\">In consequence<\/span>, <span synonyms=\"the prices|the costs\" class=\"synonym\">the costs<\/span> <span synonyms=\"companies|corporations|firms\" class=\"synonym\">corporations<\/span> <span synonyms=\"charge|cost\" class=\"synonym\">cost<\/span> their <span synonyms=\"customers|clients|prospects\" class=\"synonym\">prospects<\/span> rose at their slowest <span synonyms=\"rate|price|fee|charge\" class=\"synonym\">fee<\/span> in <span synonyms=\"four|4\" class=\"synonym\">4<\/span> months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe upshift in <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span> confidence in July <span synonyms=\"showed|confirmed\" class=\"synonym\">confirmed<\/span> that <span synonyms=\"firms|companies|corporations\" class=\"synonym\">corporations<\/span> <span synonyms=\"saw|noticed\" class=\"synonym\">noticed<\/span> some <span synonyms=\"light|mild|gentle\" class=\"synonym\">mild<\/span> <span synonyms=\"at the|on the\" class=\"synonym\">on the<\/span> <span synonyms=\"end|finish\" class=\"synonym\">finish<\/span> of the tunnel,\u201d<\/strong> S&amp;P <span synonyms=\"Global|International|World\" class=\"synonym\">World<\/span> Market Intelligence Principal Economist David Owen <span synonyms=\"said|stated|mentioned\" class=\"synonym\">mentioned<\/span>. \u201c<span synonyms=\"Although|Though\" class=\"synonym\">Though<\/span> <span synonyms=\"the current|the present\" class=\"synonym\">the present<\/span> demand <span synonyms=\"slump|droop|stoop|hunch\" class=\"synonym\">hunch<\/span> continued to pressurize <span synonyms=\"businesses|companies\" class=\"synonym\">companies<\/span> <span synonyms=\"to reduce|to scale back|to cut back\" class=\"synonym\">to cut back<\/span> their <span synonyms=\"operating|working\" class=\"synonym\">working<\/span> <span synonyms=\"capacity|capability\" class=\"synonym\">capability<\/span>, a <span synonyms=\"much|a lot\" class=\"synonym\">a lot<\/span> softer <span synonyms=\"increase|improve|enhance\" class=\"synonym\">improve<\/span> in <span synonyms=\"input|enter\" class=\"synonym\">enter<\/span> <span synonyms=\"prices|costs\" class=\"synonym\">costs<\/span> signalled that spending <span synonyms=\"levels|ranges\" class=\"synonym\">ranges<\/span> <span synonyms=\"may|might|could\" class=\"synonym\">might<\/span> <span synonyms=\"start to|begin to\" class=\"synonym\">begin to<\/span> <span synonyms=\"turn|flip\" class=\"synonym\">flip<\/span>.\u201d <span synonyms=\"However|Nevertheless|Nonetheless\" class=\"synonym\">Nonetheless<\/span>, Owen warned that this <span synonyms=\"relief|aid|reduction\" class=\"synonym\">aid<\/span> relied on <span synonyms=\"a temporary|a short lived|a brief\" class=\"synonym\">a short lived<\/span> dip in <span synonyms=\"global|international|world\" class=\"synonym\">international<\/span> oil <span synonyms=\"prices|costs\" class=\"synonym\">costs<\/span> early in July \u2014 a <span synonyms=\"trend|development|pattern\" class=\"synonym\">pattern<\/span> that has already <span synonyms=\"started|began\" class=\"synonym\">began<\/span> to reverse as regional tensions flared <span synonyms=\"back|again\" class=\"synonym\">again<\/span> up. \u201cAs such, we <span synonyms=\"may see|may even see|might even see\" class=\"synonym\">may even see<\/span> renewed upside <span synonyms=\"risks|dangers\" class=\"synonym\">dangers<\/span> to <span synonyms=\"domestic|home\" class=\"synonym\">home<\/span> <span synonyms=\"cost|value|price\" class=\"synonym\">value<\/span> pressures <span synonyms=\"that could|that would|that might\" class=\"synonym\">that might<\/span> scupper predictions of a <span synonyms=\"recovery|restoration\" class=\"synonym\">restoration<\/span> in new <span synonyms=\"business|enterprise\" class=\"synonym\">enterprise<\/span>,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optimism:<\/strong> The index <span synonyms=\"tracking|monitoring\" class=\"synonym\">monitoring<\/span> future output expectations climbed to its highest <span synonyms=\"level|degree|stage\" class=\"synonym\">stage<\/span> since June 2022, signaling <span synonyms=\"that businesses|that companies\" class=\"synonym\">that companies<\/span> are <span synonyms=\"growing|rising\" class=\"synonym\">rising<\/span> <span synonyms=\"more|extra\" class=\"synonym\">extra<\/span> optimistic <span synonyms=\"about the|concerning the|in regards to the\" class=\"synonym\">in regards to the<\/span> <span synonyms=\"year|yr|12 months\" class=\"synonym\">yr<\/span> <span synonyms=\"ahead|forward\" class=\"synonym\">forward<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em><span synonyms=\"Related|Associated\" class=\"synonym\">Associated<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Egypt\u2019s non-oil non-public sector noticed its strongest enterprise confidence since mid-2022 in July, despite the fact that on-the-ground enterprise situations are nonetheless powerful, in keeping with S&amp;P World\u2019s newest Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) report (pdf). The headline seasonally adjusted PMI went up final month to 46.8 from June\u2019s 41-month low of 46.0. 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