Cable raw materials (aluminum) weekly report (4.5-4.8)

1.
The final value of the Markit services PMI in March was 51.
3, 51.
2 expected, and the preliminary value was 51.

The US Markit composite PMI for March ended at 51.
3 and the preliminary value was 51.
1
.
The US ISM non-manufacturing index for March was 54.
5 vs 54.
2 expected and 53.
4
previously.

2.
The US trade balance in February was -$47.
1 billion, the trade deficit reached the largest since August last year, and it was expected to be -$46.
2 billion, and the previous value was revised from -$45.
7 billion to -$45.
9 billion
.

3.
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States in the week of April 2 was 267,000, expected to be 270,000, and the previous value was 276,000
.
The number of renewed jobless claims in the United States for the week of March 26 was 2.
191 million, compared with an expectation of 2.
17 million, and the previous value of 2.
173 million was revised to 2.
172 million
.

4.
The final value of the Eurozone composite PMI in March was 53.
1, the expectation was 53.
7, the preliminary value was 53.
7, and the final value in February was 53.
0
.
Eurozone services PMI final value for March 53.
1, 54 expected, preliminary reading 54, February final value 53.
3
.

5.
China's Caixin services PMI 52.
2 in March, 51.
2
in the previous month.
China's Caixin composite PMI for March was 51.
3 vs 49.
4
previously.
China's Caixin Services Employment sub-index fell to 48.
9 in March from 51.
3, the first time since August 2013 that it fell into contraction territory
.