Non-manufacturing activity continued to show solid growth in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. The ISM's index to measure growth—the NMI—inched up 1.0 ...
THE Australian dollar is lower, driven down by strong US data, a weak local inflation measure and a bleak federal government budget forecast. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at 89.07 US cents, down from 89.58 cents yesterday. The ...
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that non-manufacturing activity in July had a very solid month. In its Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that its index used to measure growth—the ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Thursday that economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the second consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 50th consecutive month. The Purchasing ...
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Manufacturing activity in July continued its solid turnaround since dropping to its lowest levels since June 2009 in May, according to the Institute for Supply Management's monthly Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The PMI, the index ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Monday that its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.9 percent in June, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from May's reading of 49 percent, indicating expansion in the ...
Non-manufacturing activity continued to remain in growth territory, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) today. The ISM's monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business said that the index used by the ISM ...
Manufacturing activity in May contracted for the first time since November 2012, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity—at 49 in May was down 1.7 ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that while showing a bit of a decline overall, non-manufacturing activity in April remained in growth mode. The ISM's monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business stated that the ...
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The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.7 percent, a decrease of 0.6 percentage point from March's reading of 51.3 percent, but still indicating expansion in manufacturing for the fifth ...
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The sharemarket has closed 0.7 per cent lower, with concerns about global economic growth pulling down resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.2 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5130.0 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...
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Shares were punished yesterday as investors worried about resources stocks being hit by global economic concerns, and the dollar was also sharply lower on the increased likelihood of an imminent cut in the official cash rate. The ...
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US stocks started the second quarter down, pressured by disappointing manufacturing data, after the Dow industrials and S&P500 capped off the first quarter with records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 5.69 points, or less than ...
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While some of its key metrics saw sequential declines, manufacturing growth continues to head in the right direction, according to monthly Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index ...
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector, as measured by the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) expanded in March for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 46th consecutive month, say the nation's supply ...
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