ISM reports October Service PMI gains
November 6, 2025
The October Services PMI, at 52.4 (a reading over 50.0 or above represents expansion and below 50 indicates contraction), increased 2.4% over September's 50.0 reading, which was preceded by expansion in 13 of the previous 14 months before September.
Services output returns to growth in June, reports ISM
July 3, 2025
The June Services PMI, at 50.8 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), increased 0.9% over May’s 49.9 reading.
Dun & Bradstreet survey sees a decline in Q1 business optimism
February 7, 2025
A recent Dun & Bradstreet report found that global businesses are less optimistic about the economy in Q1 as weak global economic growth, rising geopolitical risks, and trade policy uncertainties weigh on their minds.
Services economy activity contracts in June, reports ISM
July 3, 2024
The June Services PMI, at 48.8 8 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 5.0% compared to May’s 53.8 reading, which was preceded by a 49.4 April reading that marked the first time the Services PMI contracted since December 2022, when it came in at 49 and prior to that the last month seeing contraction was in May 2020, when it came in at 45.4.
