The latest ISM forecast revealed flat or minimal growth for manufacturing in 2025, with revenue, employment and capital spending expectations all trending lower.
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Canadian manufacturing sales fell for a second straight month in March, while wholesale sales posted a modest gain despite volume declines.
U.S. industrial production stagnated in April, as gains in utilities were offset by declines in manufacturing and mining.
U.S. producer prices fell 0.5% in April, marking a second consecutive monthly decline and flipped economists’ expectations of a 0.3% increase.
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U.S. inflation edged up in April, with modest gains in core prices and energy costs, while food prices showed mixed trends.
U.S. manufacturing technology orders jumped in March, signaling a potential rebound after two years of mild decline.
After a tariffs-driven jump in February, U.S. wholesale trade sales came back to more normal - though strong - growth in March.
The U.S. central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, while warning of increased risks of inflation and unemployment amid tariff impacts.
That momentum, however, is expected to be short-lived amid trade tensions.
Following a healthy increase in February, total U.S. construction spend is down in March across the board in both private and public projects.
The U.S. industrial health gauge retreated further into contraction, hampered by lower production and export orders.
The results also show that distributors warn new tax increases could add to mounting financial pressures across the industry.
It followed healthy growth of 2.4% in 4Q24.
Meanwhile, February's monthly figure was revised upward.
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Less than one-fifth of respondents' expect economic conditions to improve over the next three months.
U.S. durable goods orders surged in March, far exceeding forecasts, driven by a jump in transportation equipment as firms rushed to beat potential tariffs.
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