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Services Sector Continues Expansion Despite Lagging Retail

Services Sector Continues Expansion Despite Lagging Retail

by Mike Duff | Feb 6, 2024 | Retail Articles

Economic activity in the services sector advanced in January, reaching 53.4% in the Services PMI index, although retail lagged.  Produced by the Institute for Supply Management, the January purchasing managers index showed services sector expansion for the 13th...
ISM: Services PMI Indicates Ongoing Sector Growth

ISM: Services PMI Indicates Ongoing Sector Growth

by Mike Duff | May 16, 2023 | Retail Articles

Economic activity in the services sector expanded in April for the fourth consecutive month as the Institute for Supply Chain Management Services Purchasing Managers Index, based on a poll of purchasing and supply executives in the United States, grew to 51.9%. Retail...
ISM: Services Industries Enjoyed January Economic Growth

ISM: Services Industries Enjoyed January Economic Growth

by Mike Duff | Feb 6, 2023 | Retail Articles

In the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector expanded in January after contracting in December following 30 consecutive months of growth. Based on research conducted with purchasing and supply executives,...
ISM: Manufacturing Sector Remains in Growth Territory

ISM: Manufacturing Sector Remains in Growth Territory

by Mike Duff | Sep 7, 2022 | Retail Articles

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in August, with the overall economy in the United States achieving a 27th consecutive month of growth, according to the nation’s supply executives polled in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply...

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