PMI: U.S. Factory Activity Expanded for First Time in 18 Months
At long last, U.S. manufacturing activity appears to be back in the black.
PMI: U.S. Factory Activity Expanded for First Time in 18 Months Read More »
At long last, U.S. manufacturing activity appears to be back in the black.
PMI: U.S. Factory Activity Expanded for First Time in 18 Months Read More »
It followed a sizeable jump in January, reflecting broad weakened industrial demand.
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January's figure still indicated contraction for a 14th consecutive month, but at a much slower pace than almost all of 2023.
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Nonetheless, it was the 14th straight month of overall manufacturing contraction overall — the longest such stretch since 2002.
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The figures indicate that demand remains soft and production execution was slightly down compared to October.
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It followed two straight months of improvement, retracting further into contraction territory.
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The latest data shows a reading of 49% for September, the 11th straight month that the Producer Manufacturing Index was in contraction.
September PMI Improves to 10-Month High Read More »
While in contraction territory for a 10th straight month, a handful of key subindexes trended positive vs. July.
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For a second straight month, none of the PMI's 10 subindexes registered monthly expansion.
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Following a 28-month period of growth, economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in June for the eighth consecutive month.
June Manufacturing PMI Falls to 46.0% Read More »
The Institute for Supply Management’s monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) remained in contraction territory for a seventh straight month in May.
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Economists polled by Reuters had expected China's manufacturing PMI to increase slightly in May.
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S&P Global's PMI composite output index rose in May, led by an increase in service activity, according to a new report.
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The Institute for Supply Management’s monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) remained in contraction territory for a sixth straight month in April.
April PMI Rises Slightly, Remains in Contraction Territory Read More »
Distributors have consistently voiced market optimism in recent months, but one of the leading economic indicators is cause for concern.
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It was the index's ninth straight month of decline, and third straight in contraction territory.
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The industrial manufacturing barometer fell another 1.2 points from October, continuing its year-long slide.
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Key sub-indexes of orders, production and employment each rose from Sepember, but were more than offset by declines elsewhere.
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Sliding new orders, employment, supplier deliveries and prices all factored into the latest reading, which showed further deceleration in expansion.
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Indices for new orders and employment had solid month-to-month gains, while production, inventories and prices had notable declines.
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