Manufacturing Expands in January

ISM Outlines: WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING ... "Still seeing raw materials pricing moving down in general, but expect inflation later i...

ISM Services Expands in December

ISM reports what respondents are saying: "Year-end uptick in activity." (Finance & Insurance) "Business is stabilizing ...

Manufacturing Data Starts 2012 On a Positive Note

ISM details what respondents are saying: "Slow Q4 — lots of destocking and inventory reduction going on." (Chemical Products) ...

Manufacturing Expands in September

What respondents are saying : "The economy continues to be a drag on our business outlook. We are trying to deal with new and additiona...

Manufacturing at Stall Speed... Production and New Orders Decline

What respondents are saying: "Earlier chemical price increases are beginning to soften." (Chemical Products) "Business is so...

Manufacturing Rebound Stalls in July

Peter Boockvar (via The Big Picture ) details: July ISM manufacturing index at 50.9 was well below expectations of 54.5, down from 55.3 in J...

Pace of U.S. Recovery Slowing

Growth in the economy appears to be slowing (not that the recovery was all that amazing to begin with). ISM Manufacturing ADP Payroll (the ...

ISM Services Growth at Fastest Pace in 5 1/2 Years

ecPulse details: The Institute for Supply Management released today the ISM services index, where the ISM Services index rose in January to...

ISM Manufacturing Up for 20th Straight Month

Marketwatch details: Conditions for the nation's manufacturers improved for the 20th straight month, the Institute for Supply Managemen...

Chicago Outlook: Biggest Jump in 22 Years

Marketwatch details the spectacular report coming out of Chicago: A barometer of manufacturing conditions in the Chicago region jumped in D...

Services Sector Expands... Exports Lead the Way

It will be interesting to see what a weaker dollar means to exports on a going forward basis (was this just noise or the start of something?...

ISM Manufacturing Growth Slows

ISM respondents report: "Business in July was strong, the best month since October 2008." (Fabricated Metal Products) "Slow ...

ISM Manufacturing Shows Continued Rebound

ISM details what respondents are saying: "Tight supply conditions exist for electronic components." (Computer & Electronic Pr...

ISM Services Index Grows at Same Pace

Marketwatch details: Growth in the U.S. service sector was flat in April, but activity remained at the highest rate in four years, accordin...

ISM Services Jump

ISM details what respondents are saying: "Business conditions have returned to normal (pre-recession). Our business is up significantl...

Services Employment Stabilizing

The headline figure that's reported regarding ADP news (per Marketwatch ): According to today's ADP National Employment Report(R), p...

Services Sector Improves.... Slightly

ISM reported on the services sector this morning (I was traveling, thus the delay). Marketwatch with the details: The service sectors of th...

Manufacturing Expands in January

ISM reports: "Commodity prices are moving up again." (Printing & Related Support Activities) "We now believe that we wil...