ISM Services Index

 

Non-Manufacturing ISM Index

2009 Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
Non-Manufacturing ISM Index 46.4 47 44 43.7 40.8 41.6 42.9

 

ISM Index ( Institute for Supply Management) formerly National Association of Purchasing Managers is released 10:00 eastern standard time on the third business day of the month. The raw data can be found here
 

Summary

The non-manufacturing ISM Index (ISM service index) report is a national survey of of purchasing managers which covers , employment, backlog orders, inventories, supplier delivery times, new orders, prices, , export orders, and import orders. Diffusion indexes are produced for each of these categories, with a reading over 50% indicating expansion relative to the prior month, and a sub-50% reading indicating contraction.

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