Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in December, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “People eating out less, grocery shopping more.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee; and senior vice president — supply…
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in December for the fifth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the third consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “North and South America are slow but not off substantially from plans. Europe has slowed down dramatically, while Asia — particularly China…
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Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in November, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Credit markets have significant impact on new business development and budgets. Significant cost-cutting measures implemented.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business…
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in November for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the second consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “The only positive thing of late is that the U.S. dollar has strengthened significantly against other currencies. We import the majority of…
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Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in October, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Decline in overall business and replacement of items.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee; and senior vice president — supply management for…
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in October for the third consecutive month, and the overall economy concluded 83 consecutive months of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Appear to be bouncing along the bottom — volume is good but pricing is tough.”Tweet this The report was issued today by…
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Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in September, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Reduction program of inventory has been ongoing since beginning of year”Tweet this The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee; and senior vice…
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in September, while the overall economy grew for the 83rd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Steel, a main raw good for our business, has finally started showing some signs of softening a bit.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Norbert J.…
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Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “New home construction continues to struggle under the weight of the current unsold housing inventory.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey…
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in August, while the overall economy grew for the 82nd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “The lower oil prices and stronger dollar are good news.”Tweet this The report was issued today by Norbert J. Ore, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for Supply…
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