Posted on 07/01/2003 9:01:08 AM PDT by Starwind
CORRECTED-TABLE-US ISM Index 49.8 in June vs 49.4 in May
Tuesday July 1, 10:30 am ET
IN NEW YORK story, "TABLE-US ISM Index 49.8 in June vs 49.4 in May," please correct in table "Imports to read 56.4," instead of "Imports 46.4." A corrected version follows.
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the National Association of Purchasing Management, on Tuesday reported its monthly indexes of manufacturing activity for June.
A listing of the main ISM components follows: . June May April March Feb Jan Dec PMI 49.8 49.4 45.4 46.2 50.5 53.9 55.2 New Orders 52.2 51.9 45.2 46.2 52.3 59.7 62.9 Production 52.9 51.5 47.0 46.3 55.4 56.3 56.6 Employment 46.2 43.0 41.4 42.1 42.8 47.6 48.2 Supplier Delvs 50.0 51.3 50.0 53.8 53.3 52.6 52.6 Inventories 41.3 46.1 42.7 42.3 43.8 45.4 46.2 Prices 56.5 51.5 63.5 70.0 65.5 57.5 56.9 Backlog Ords 50.0 51.0 47.5 41.5 49.0 45.0 46.5 Export Orders 54.4 50.8 51.1 52.0 55.5 55.6 52.5 Imports 56.4 52.2 54.5 52.5 55.4 59.0 54.8 FORECAST: A Reuters survey of economists on average expect a median reading of 51.0 in June versus 49.4 in May. THE SURVEY: The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is based on data provided monthly by purchasing executives at over 350 industrial companies. It reflects changes in the current month compared with the previous month. Responses are raw data.
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