US manufacturing PMI rises 1.5 percentage points in December

Thursday, 04 January 2018 00:25:28 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December, and the overall economy grew for the 103rd consecutive month, according to the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

The December PMI registered 59.7 percent, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the November reading of 58.2 percent.

The New Orders Index registered 69.4 percent, an increase of 5.4 percentage points from the November reading of 64 percent.

The Production Index registered 65.8 percent, a 1.9 percentage point increase compared to the November reading of 63.9 percent.

The Employment Index registered 57 percent, a decrease of 2.7 percentage points from the November reading of 59.7 percent.

The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 57.9 percent, a 1.4 percentage point increase from the November reading of 56.5 percent.

The Inventories Index registered 48.5 percent, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the November reading of 47 percent.

The Prices Index registered 69 percent in December, a 3.5 percentage point increase from the November reading of 65.5 percent, indicating higher raw materials prices for the 22nd consecutive month.

Of the 18 manufacturing industries, 16 reported growth in December in the following order: machinery; computer and electronic products; paper products; apparel, leather and allied products; printing and related support activities; primary metals; nonmetallic mineral products; petroleum and coal products; plastics and rubber products; miscellaneous manufacturing; food, beverage and tobacco products; furniture and related products; transportation equipment; chemical products; fabricated metal products; and electrical equipment, appliances and components.

Two industries reported contraction during the period: wood products and textile mills.


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