by Mike Duff | Nov 12, 2026 | Retail Articles
The services sector in the United States maintained momentum in October with help from retail, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Services PMI Report. The manufacturing sector also continued its advance in October, according to ISM. Economic activity...
by Mike Duff | Oct 22, 2026 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in September, with retail gaining, even if overall services activity ticked down month over month, according to purchasing and supply executives polled by the Institute for Supply Management. The...
by Mike Duff | Sep 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in August with some help from retail, according to the Institute for Supply Management poll of purchasing and supply executives in the United States. The ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was up from July...
by Mike Duff | Aug 14, 2026 | Retail Articles
Retail led gains in the services sector in the July Services Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management, as overall economic activity in the sector rose slightly. The Services PMI registered 54.1%, up 0.1 percentage point from June and...
by Mike Duff | Jul 28, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States slipped 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 following a 0.1% increase in May. The LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, the Conference Board pointed out, a much smaller rate of decline than...
