{"id":15373,"date":"2017-06-01T20:57:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T00:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=15373"},"modified":"2017-06-01T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T00:57:13","slug":"ism-may-2017-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/01\/ism-may-2017-report\/","title":{"rendered":"ISM May 2017 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a setback in April, activity in the manufacturing sector is again expanding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE
\nMay 2017<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Index<\/th>\nSeries
\nIndex
\nMay<\/th>\n		Series
\nIndex
\nApr<\/th>\n		Percentage
\nPoint
\nChange<\/th>\n		Direction<\/th>\nRate
\nof
\nChange<\/th>\n		Trend*
\n(Months)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PMI\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n54.9<\/td>\n54.8<\/td>\n+0.1<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Orders<\/strong><\/td>\n59.5<\/td>\n57.5<\/td>\n+2.0<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production<\/strong><\/td>\n57.1<\/td>\n58.6<\/td>\n-1.5<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment<\/strong><\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\n52.0<\/td>\n+1.5<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supplier Deliveries<\/strong><\/td>\n53.1<\/td>\n55.1<\/td>\n-2.0<\/td>\nSlowing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inventories<\/strong><\/td>\n51.5<\/td>\n51.0<\/td>\n+0.5<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Customers’ Inventories<\/strong><\/td>\n49.5<\/td>\n45.5<\/td>\n+4.0<\/td>\nToo Low<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prices<\/strong><\/td>\n60.5<\/td>\n68.5<\/td>\n-8.0<\/td>\nIncreasing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Backlog of Orders<\/strong><\/td>\n55.0<\/td>\n57.0<\/td>\n-2.0<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Export Orders<\/strong><\/td>\n57.5<\/td>\n59.5<\/td>\n-2.0<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imports<\/strong><\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\n55.5<\/td>\n-2.0<\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nSlower<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OVERALL ECONOMY<\/strong><\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manufacturing Sector<\/strong><\/td>\nGrowing<\/td>\nFaster<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Manufacturing ISM\u00ae<\/sup> Report On Business<\/cite>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> data is seasonally adjusted for the New Orders, Production, Employment and Supplier Deliveries Indexes.<\/p>\n

*Number of months moving in current direction.<\/p>\n

Notable comments from respondents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n