ISM: Manufacturing Contracts For Sixth Consecutive Month
Board Converting NEWS INTERNET DIRECTORY
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contract- ed in August for the sixth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI® Report. The report was issued last week by Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "The Manufacturing PMI® registered 48.7 percent in August, a 0.7-percentage point increase compared to the 48 percent recorded in July. The overall economy contin- ued in expansion for the 64th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A Manufacturing PMI® above 42.3 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) "The New Orders Index indicated growth in August fol- lowing a six-month period of contraction; the figure of 51.4 percent is 4.3 percentage points higher than the 47.1 per- cent recorded in July. The August reading of the Produc- tion Index (47.8 percent) is 3.6 percentage points lower than July's figure of 51.4 percent. "The Prices Index remained in expansion (or 'increas- ing') territory, registering 63.7 percent, down 1.1 percent- age points compared to the reading of 64.8 percent re- ported in July. The Backlog of Orders Index registered 44.7 percent, down 2.1 percentage points compared to the 46.8 percent recorded in July. The Employment Index reg- istered 43.8 percent, up 0.4 percentage point from July's figure of 43.4 percent. "The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated slower deliv- ery performance after one month in 'faster' territory, which was preceded by seven consecutive months in expansion (or 'slower') territory. The reading of 51.3 percent is up 2 percentage points from the 49.3 percent recorded in July. (Supplier Deliveries is the only ISM® PMI® Reports index that is inversed; a reading of above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries, which is typical as the economy im- proves and customer demand increases.) "The Inventories Index registered 49.4 percent, up 0.5 percentage point compared to July's reading of 48.9 per- cent. "The New Export Orders Index reading of 47.6 percent is 1.5 percentage points higher than the reading of 46.1 percent registered in July. The Imports Index registered 46 percent, 1.6 percentage points lower than July's read- ing of 47.6 percent." Spence concludes, "In August, U.S. manufacturing ac- tivity contracted at a slightly slower rate, with new orders growth the biggest factor in the 0.7-percentage point gain of the Manufacturing PMI®. However, since production contracted at a rate nearly equal to the expansion in new orders, the Manufacturing PMI® increase was nominal."
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