Manufacturing sees contraction for seventh consecutive month, reports ISM
October 1, 2025
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, at 49.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), was up 0.4% compared to August, contracting, at a slower rate, for the seventh consecutive month, with the overall economy growing, at a faster rate, for the 65th consecutive month.
Services economy grows in August for third straight month, reports ISM
September 4, 2025
The August Services PMI, at 52.0 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), rose 1.9% over July’s 50.1 reading.
Manufacturing contracts in August, for sixth consecutive month, reports ISM
September 2, 2025
The August PMI was 0.1% below the 12-month average of 48.8, with January’s 50.9 and October’s 46.9 marking the respective high and low readings for that period.
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.
Services sector activity contracts in May after 10 months of growth, reports ISM
June 4, 2025
The May Services PMI, at 49.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 1.7% from April’s 51.6 reading. Prior to May, the Services PMI had seen growth in 56 of the previous 59 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
Manufacturing activity sees third straight month of declines in May, reports ISM
June 2, 2025
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 48.5 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 0.2% from April’s 48.7 reading. The last three months of declines were preceded by gains, with January and February readings at 50.9 and 50.3, respectively, and were preceded by 26 months of declines.
ISM forecast indicates flat growth is expected for manufacturing and services sectors in 2025
May 22, 2025
For manufacturing, ISM reported that 2025 revenue is expected to rise 0.1%, coming in 4.1% below its previous forecast, made in December, at 4.2%. ISM member panelists reported that they expect 2025 revenues to be flat, coming in 3.9% below the December forecast.
Report finds that 60% of Companies invest in AI but say it’s not working
April 7, 2025
Companies are betting on AI to deal with inflation and trade issues, but many are running into the same roadblocks: insufficient talent, tight budgets, and bad data. That’s the main takeaway from RELEX Solutions’ new report, State of Supply Chain 2025: Balancing Inflation, Investment & Innovation.
Dry van truckload pricing is not showing signs of significant improvement
June 4, 2024
A series of factors will likely contribute to keeping freight rates in check this year.
June manufacturing data marks a strong first half of 2021 for the sector, reports ISM
July 1, 2021
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, at 60.6 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), slipped 0.6% from May to June. This represents the 13th consecutive month of PMI growth, coupled with June also representing the 13th consecutive month of growth for the overall economy.
