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is going to keep fighting inflation.” • Affordability: “We should look at the housing affordabil- ity index in the early part of 2027 to get a handle on how the year will go,” said Petryk. • Business investment: “A downturn in business invest- ment would signal that the Ai buildout is stumbling,” said Yaros. Whatever the direction of the economy in the coming 12 months, manufacturers need to make plans to integrate Ai into their operations. Nimble utilization of the new tech- nology will ensure that a company’s costs and prices re- main competitive in the marketplace. “Ai will have huge consequences for business,” said Conerly. “Dealing with that should be top of mind for executives in 2027.”
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ISM: Manufacturing Expands For Tenth Consecutive Month According to the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report, economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October for the 10th consecutive month. The report was issued by Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Sur- vey Committee. “The Manufacturing PMI® registered 55.5 percent in October, 1 percentage point above the September figure of 54.5 percent. The overall economy expanded for the 24th month in a row. (A Manufacturing PMI® above 47.5 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) The New Orders In- dex expanded for the 10th consecutive month after four straight readings in contraction, registering 55.5 percent, up 0.2 percentage point compared to September's figure of 55.3 percent. The October reading of the Production Index (59 percent) is 2.3 percentage points higher than the 56.7 percent recorded in September and the highest since November 2021 (60.5 percent). The Prices Index re- mained in expansion (or 'increasing' territory), registering 75.2 percent, a 2.7-percentage point decrease compared to September's reading of 77.9 percent. The Backlog of Orders Index registered 54.6 percent, down 1.8 percent- age points compared to the 56.4 percent recorded in Sep- tember. The Employment Index reading of 52.4 percent is down 0.3 percentage point from September's figure of 52.7 percent,” says Spence. For the full report, visit ismworld.org .
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