Institute for Supply Management
Manufacturing Sector Closes 2025 With 10th Consecutive Month of Contraction, ISM Index at 47.8
Employment gauge shows modest improvement despite persistent weakness in new orders and production activity The disconnect between America’s booming overall economy and its...
U.S. Service Sector Shows Resilience With October ISM Index Rising to 52.4 Despite Price Pressures
Business activity and new orders rebound while employment remains weak and inflation concerns mount The American service sector demonstrated continued expansion in October,...
Manufacturing Slump Deepens to Eight Months as Industry Index Remains Below Expansion Threshold in October
Tariff uncertainty shifts from speculation to concrete business impact American manufacturers are confronting mounting challenges as the sector’s contraction enters its eighth consecutive...
The Great Hiring Freeze: U.S. Labor Market Hits the Brakes as Fed Faces Policy Dilemma
The American job machine that powered the economy through four years of defying recession predictions has suddenly downshifted into first gear. August employment...
Report: Policy Uncertainty Extends Manufacturing Downturn Into Sixth Month
American manufacturers are caught in a prolonged downturn, with the Institute for Supply Management’s key manufacturing index registering its sixth consecutive month of...
Services Sector Slows Sharply in March as Orders Fade and Hiring Pulls Back
The U.S. services sector showed clear signs of fatigue in March 2025, with the ISM Services Index slipping to a nine-month low of...
