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- ISM Factory Index Dips to 52.9 in August; Slower Growth Anticipates Weaker Sales
- Manufacturing in the United States cooled in August as factories trimmed orders in anticipation that sales would weaken.The Institute for Supply Management's factory index fell to 52.9, from 53.8 in July. Readings higher than 50 signal expansion.The report, one of the first to show how the mortgage crisis and soaring...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- US productivity up 1.7pc.
- May 06, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The US Labor Department reports that productivity increased by 1.7 per cent in the March 2007 quarter. There was a 0.6 per cent per annum increase in the cost of labour. The number of people...
- Research articles 2007-05-06
- Factory Orders, Personal Spending Rise
- Factory orders rose 2.1% in September, the Commerce Department said Nov. 2. The increase, driven by rising aircraft orders, followed a 0.3% decline in August. Excluding transportation equipment, orders fell 2.4%, following a 0.7% decline.In other economic news last week:* Personal spending rose 0.1% in September, Commerce said. Personal incomes...
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- Factory Index, Construction Spending Fall
- Growth in U.S. manufacturing eased last month to a pace consistent with the recent cooling in the economy, a survey found.The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index declined to 54.5 from 54.7 in July. A reading higher than 50 signals expansion.Also, construction spending in July fell by the most since...
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- US service sector weakens: ISM
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US economy's pivotal services sector weakened in July, the Institute for Supply Management said. The ISM index of non-manufacturing activity slipped to 54.8 percent from 57.0 percent in June. That was less than Wall Street's consensus target of 56.5 percent. The report will feed...
- Research articles 2006-08-03
- US factory sector slowing: ISM index
- WASHINGTON AFP — Factory activity in the United States decelerated in December, the Institute for Supply Management reported. The ISM manufacturing index dipped to 54.2 percent from 58.1 in November. Economists expected a smaller decline to 57.0 in December. "In December, we saw a decline in the rate...
- Research articles 2006-01-03
- US service sector cools a bit: ISM
- WASHINGTON AFP — Activity in the US services sector accelerated at a slightly slower pace in November, the Institute for Supply Management said. The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 58.5 percent in November from 60 percent in October. Economists were expecting decline to about 59 percent. Readings over...
- Research articles 2005-12-05
- US industry slows: ISM
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US industrial sector slowed a touch in October after posting robust growth the previous month, according to the Institute for Supply Management ISM. The ISM manufacturing index slipped marginally to 59.1 percent from 59.4 percent in September, a month that had recorded a strong acceleration...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- US service sector grows at slower pace: ISM
- WASHINGTON AFP — The vast service sector of the US economy expanded last month at the slowest pace since September, the Institute for Supply Management reported. The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 59.2 percent from 63.9 percent in December. The fall was larger than expected. Economists were looking for...
- Research articles 2005-02-03
- BNET Daily Dispatch: DaimlerChrysler, U.S. Service Sector, Federated, and Best Buy
- DaimlerChrysler's chief executive, Dieter Zetsche, confirmed today that the company is negotiating with "potential partners who have shown clear interest" in buying its Chrysler division, which lost $1.5 billion last year. Dr. Zetsche did not guarantee the talks would end in a sale, and remarked that the company needs to...
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
- ISM February Factory Index Recedes, But Remains Near Two-Decade High
- The Institute for Supply Management said its factory index for February was 61.4, down from 63.6 the month earlier that had been the highest since December 1983.February was the 10th month the index has been greater than 50, signaling expansion.In other economic news:* ISM's nonrnanufacturing index dropped to 60.8 in...
- Research articles 2004-03-08
- Real enemy camouflaged by conflict.
- Apr 04, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) While investors worldwide focus on the war in Iraq, the real economic enemies persist unnoticed. Even as the US stock market went up as US forces approached the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Institute...
- Research articles 2003-04-05
- U.S. economic indicators mixed
- Digest Economic indicators were mixed in the past week. U.S. factory orders fell 0.8% in November, after rising 1.4% in October, the Commerce Department reported last week. In addition, factory purchasing managers in the Institute for Supply Management said its services index showed slower growth during December. ISM's index, which...
- Research articles 2003-01-13
- US numbers buoy local market.
- Jan 03, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Positive economic news out of the US boosted the Australian sharemarket on 3 January 2003. The S&P/ASX 200 ended the session 27.9 points higher at 3,055.5, a one per cent gain for the week....
- Research articles 2003-01-04
- Chop, chop. (Reverse Spin).
- The pink slips keep flying. The economy shed 5,000 jobs last month, marking the second straight month of declines in the number of workers on U.S. payrolls, the Department of Labor said Friday. Making things even worse, the Institute for Supply Management in Tempe, Ariz., later ...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- US hopes hang on key business index.
- Sep 02, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Financial markets are hoping for evidence of an improvement in US manufacturing. The US Institute for Supply Management ISM index of manufacturing for August 2002 is due to be released on 3...
- Research articles 2002-09-06
- The Future Of Purchasing And Supply: Align To Be Strategic
- Due to increased competition and a required focus on core competencies, many supply managers' attention turns to strategic supplier alliances. The Future of Purchasing and Supply: A Five- and Ten-Year Forecast," indicates, increased competition and a focus on core competencies have driven the need for strategic supplier alliances. This article...
- White papers 2000-09-01
- The Future Of Purchasing And Supply: The New Look Of Negotiations
- This article mainly discusses the Future of Purchasing and Supply. Take out the emotion, concentrate on the facts, and see how negotiations will be conducted among the most strategic supply management organizations. This article emphasizes upon the need to ascertain the future of purchasing and supply. For further, refer to...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- The Future of Purchasing And Supply: Developing The Best
- This article mainly talks about situations where the supply base doesn't meet current requirements or doesn't exist at all, more and more; organizations are investigating what can be accomplished with source development. According to a recent report, source development is one of 18 major trends affecting the purchasing and supply...
- White papers 2000-06-01
- The Future Of Purchasing And Supply: Reaching Around The Globe
- Purchasing and supply organizations must make supply chain decisions dictating who they will be sourcing from, which suppliers they will be developing, and whether the whole adventure fits into their global strategy. In order to make those wise decisions about business strategy, the purchasing and supply management professional has to...
- White papers 2000-04-01
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