Economy
ISM PMI Shows More Economic Contraction, Echoes Call for QE3
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is out with its Report on Business for August and the trend is one of contraction. The PMI came in at 49.6%, showing that new orders and production contracted. Dow Jones was calling for a reading of 49.9%, which would have also been under the 50.0% line marking growth or contraction. The report also noted that employment and inventories were growing and that supplier deliveries were faster.
Today’s news shows that the manufacturing sector has now contracted for the third time in August since July 2009, but the ISM maintains that the overall economy is still up for the 39th consecutive month when you include the services sector. Here are some of the issues brought up:
JON C. OGG
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