- March ISM Manufacturing Index: 64.7 vs. 61.3 expected, and up from 60.8 previously.
- New Orders rose to 68.0 from 64.8; Production to 68.1 from 63.2.
- Employment rose to 59.6 from 54.4; Supplier Deliveries to 76.6 from 72.0; Backlogs to 67.5 from 64.0.
- Prices edged down to 85.6 from 86.0.
- ISM's Timothy Fiore: "Companies and suppliers continue to struggle to meet increasing rates of demand due to coronavirus impacts limiting availability of parts and materials. Extended lead times, wide-scale shortages of critical basic materials, rising commodities prices and difficulties in transporting products are affecting all segments of the manufacturing economy."
Thursday, April 1, 2021
ISM Manufacturing tops estimates, rising to 64.7 in March
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