USD Higher As ISM PMI Rises at Modest Pace in September

U.S. manufacturing expanded at a modest pace in September after unexpectedly shrinking a month earlier, underscoring limited progress for the battered sector.

The Institute for Supply Management’s index advanced to 51.5 from August’s 49.4 reading that marked the first contraction in six months, figures from the Tempe, Arizona-based group showed Monday. A reading above 50 signals growth.



New orders and production swung into expansion territory last month, indicating prospects are gradually improving across America’s manufacturing landscape. At the same time, factories continued to focus on becoming leaner by trimming inventories and cutting employment.

“What we have is more akin to a slow patch in manufacturing,” Scott Brown, chief economist for Raymond James Financial Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida, said before the report. “As the overall pace of economic growth slows, some sectors of the economy look weaker.”

The ISM new orders gauge jumped to 55.1 from 49.1 the prior month, the biggest increase since March. The group’s measure of production rose to 52.8 from 49.6. The index of export demand was little changed at 52 from 52.5.

via Bloomberg

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