The manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in at 49.3 in December, higher than November's 48.4 reading, but keeping the index in contraction territory for the 9th straight month. The ISM ...

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released its March Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), with the headline ...

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The Services Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) was down for November, following an increase in October. The index remains above 50%, which means the economy is in a state of expansion. The Institute ...

The closely watched ISM Services Index came in lighter than expected for December at 52.6. The consensus had been looking for 53.3. Still, this is up from November's reading of 52 which was the lowest ...

The numbers: A closely watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity fell to 46.5 in October from 47.2 in the prior month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Friday. This is ...

ISM services index climbs to 53.5% in February The numbers: The large service side of the U.S. economy that employs most Americans grew in February, but businesses said they were nervous about ...

A glaring contradiction between the government’s official jobs report and private sector survey data has sparked a fierce debate over the true state of the U.S. labor market. A Tale of Two Reports ...