Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the second straight month but only the third time in 40 months, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® ...

Manufacturing PMI remained in expansion territory in February, registering 52.4%. This decrease of only 0.2 percentage points from January’s 52.6% indicates growth at a slower rate. “Of the five ...

New Orders Contracting; Production Contracting; Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers' Inventories Too ...

The modest decrease suggests sustained early-year momentum as 12 of 17 manufacturing sectors remained in growth territory.

TEMPE, Ariz. — March 2, 2026 — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the second straight month but only the third time in 40 months, say the nation’s supply executives ...

"Strong new orders, a rising backlog of orders, and low customer inventories suggest there will be momentum in the sector," ...

Tempe, AZ, March 2, 2026-The Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) registered 52.4% in February, a 0.2-percentage point decrease compared to the reading of 52.6 in January, according to the ...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the second straight month but only the third time in ...

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New Orders Growing; Production and Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports ...

The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI registered 50.3% in February, indicating expansion at a slower rate when compared to January’s 50.9% figure. “Although the PMI took a step ...