by Mike Duff | Apr 5, 2024 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector expanded in March for the 15th consecutive month as the services Purchasing Managers Index registered 51.4%, according to the Institute for Supply Management. In March, the manufacturing index joined the service index in the...
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...
by Mike Duff | Dec 19, 2023 | Home + Housewares, Retail Articles
Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2024, according to purchasing and supply management executives polled for the December 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast published by the Institute for Supply Management. The polling results suggest that...
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....
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...