by Mike Duff | Jun 8, 2023 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector expanded in May for the fifth consecutive month but declined relative to April as the Services Purchasing Managers Index registered 50.3% even as retail showed improvement, according to a survey of purchasing and supply...
by Mike Duff | Apr 10, 2023 | Retail Articles
According to the Institute for Supply Management Report on Business, the services Purchasing Managers Index fell to 51.2% from 55.1% in March, but the sector remained in growth territory. Readings above 50% indicated sector growth. The services sector has grown in 33...
by Mike Duff | Mar 15, 2023 | Home + Housewares, Retail Articles, Trade Shows & Associations
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector gained a bit in February but was in contraction territory for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month growth period, according to supply executives polled by the Institute for Supply Management. In the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 2, 2023 | Retail Articles
According to the latest Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the third consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth. In a poll of supply executives...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2023 | Retail Articles
Although retail gained, economic activity in the services sector contracted in December after 30 consecutive months of growth as the Institute for Supply Management Services Purchasing Managers Index registered 49.6%. In the index, based on a poll of purchasing and...
