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ISM: Services Sector Expands for 10th Straight Month in April

ISM: Services Sector Expands for 10th Straight Month in April

by Mike Duff | May 14, 2025 | Retail Articles

Economic activity in the services sector increased for the 10th consecutive month in April, with retail among those industries gaining, according to purchasing and supply executives in the United States as polled in the latest Services ISM Report On Business. In...
ISM: Service Sector Continued Expansion in November with Retail Gaining

ISM: Service Sector Continued Expansion in November with Retail Gaining

by Mike Duff | Dec 16, 2024 | Retail Articles

Economic activity in the services sector expanded for the fifth consecutive month in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Report on Business, with retail in positive territory. In its survey of purchasing and supply executives in the United...
ISM: Retail Slowed but Services Sector Grew in July

ISM: Retail Slowed but Services Sector Grew in July

by Mike Duff | Aug 7, 2024 | Retail Articles

Although the retail industry slipped a bit in July, economic activity in the services sector expanded, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business. The Purchasing Managers Index is at 51.4%, which represents sector expansion for the 47th...
ISM: Services Sector Expands for 10th Straight Month in April

ISM: Services Sector Slipped in June, Retail Included

by Mike Duff | Jul 23, 2024 | Retail Articles

Economic activity across services industries contracted in June for the second time in the last three months, according to evidence gathered from purchasing and supply executives in the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business for the sector. Retail...
ISM: Services Purchasing Managers Index Down From June But Sector Still Growing

ISM: Services Purchasing Managers Index Down From June But Sector Still Growing

by Mike Duff | Aug 14, 2023 | Retail Articles

According to the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector, including retail, expanded in July for the sixth consecutive month as the sector’s Purchasing Managers Index registered 52.7% down from 53.9% in June....
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