March 2017 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS NATIONAL REPORT with the various regional purchasing reports released across the country. The national report's information reflects the entire United States, while the regional reports contain primarily regional data from their local vicinities. Also, the information in the regional reports is not used in calculating the results of the national report. The information compiled in this report is for the month of March 2017.
PMI® at 57.2%
Supplier Deliveries Slowing
Inventories Contracting
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