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Benzinga  Apr 1  Comment 
In the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing survey released Monday morning, the manufacturing sector continued to grow in March, but at a slower pace than in February. The headline printed 51.3, a decrease of 2.9 points from...
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Financial Times  Apr 1  Comment 
ISM’s index of national factory activity falls to 51.3 in March from 54.2 in February, raising worries over US economic growth in the first quarter
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Treasurys erased losses to edge higher on Monday, the first day of trading after the long weekend in the U.S., as the ISM manufacturing survey posted a surprise decline in March.
ISM index falls to worse-than-forecast 51.3% in March
MarketWatch  Apr 1  Comment 
ISM index falls to worse-than-forecast 51.3% in March
March ISM index drops to 51.3% from 54.2%
MarketWatch  Apr 1  Comment 
Two More Big Economic Reports Are Coming Out Today
Clusterstock  Apr 1  Comment 
Quick heads up. Two more economic reports are coming out today. From Nomura: US ISM Manufacturing: The ISM manufacturing index increased for a third straight month in February. In March, financial conditions remained supportive, but regional...
ISM manufacturing index accelerates, tops forecast
MarketWatch  Mar 1  Comment 
The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index accelerated in February, climbing to a reading of 54.2% from 53.1% in January. That came in ahead of the MarketWatch-compiled consensus of 52.5% and represents the third straight expansion....
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Forbes  Feb 5  Comment 
The Institute for Supply Managment announced that its survey of purchasing managers fell to 55.2% in December versus 55.7% in December. Analysts had expected a drop to 55%. A reading over 50% indicates that companies are expanding rather than...
January ISM factory index strengthens to 53.1%
MarketWatch  Feb 1  Comment 
Activity for the nation's manufacturers strengthened in January, the Institute for Supply Management reported Friday. The ISM index rose to 53.1% in January from 50.2% in December. This was stronger than expected and the highest level since April....




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The ISM manufacturing index (or PMI - Purchasing Manager's Index before September 2001) is an economic measure for the US business sector. This index is run by the Institute of Supply Management in Arizona, which releases a monthly report on the first working day of the month on the overall state of the business sector in the United States.

The report attempts to gauge how the manufacturing sector of the US economy is doing. For example, it will cover how Ford is doing. This is similar to how the ISM Services Index works. Specifically, it is based on five main indicators:

  1. Production levels
  2. New orders placed
  3. Inventory Levels
  4. Supplier deliveries
  5. Employment environment

The Institute of Supply Chain Management sends out surveys every month to these businesses to answer a few simple questions. The survey isn’t just sent out to anyone, but directed towards the people who have the power to buy stuff and hire people. If you aggregate enough of this information you should be able to get a pretty good gauge of the manufacturing sector’s health.

Generally, an ISM value of 50 is considered neutral, a value of over 50 points as an expansion of the manufacturing sector and a value of less than 50 points a decline in industrial production views. The index has an average lead before the actual industrial production three to six months.







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