ISM Services Index Stays Hot, Ramping Up Pressure on Fed
The February ISM numbers indicate that January’s strength was not a warm weather one-off.
ISM Services
Service Sector Surveys Send Contradictory Signals
Did the services sector expand or contract in August? It depends on whether you believe the Institute for Supply Management or S&P Global Market Intelligence.
GDP Stalling and Inflation Still Soaring: ‘Bout of Stagflation’
Price growth remains elevated in the services sector even while new orders have gone into contraction.
Services Sector Growth Unexpectedly Slumps to 12-Month Low
The year-end slowdown is lasting longer than analysts thought.
Bidenflation Still Burning White Hot Throughout Services Sector
All 17 subsectors of the American economy’s services side experienced rising prices in July.
Inflation, Labor Shortage and Supply Chain Problems Weighed on Services Sector in June
Shortages of supplies and labor are pushing prices higher and stifling growth in the services sector.
Service Sector Growth Unexpectedly Slowed in February
The U.S. service sector grew for the ninth consecutive month in February but the pace of growth unexpectedly dipped as companies dealt with severe weather in much of the country.
U.S. Services Sector Activity Rises Near Two-Year High, ISM Survey Shows
Signs that the economy is rebounding at a better than expected pace could complicate negotiations over relief legislation in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Services Sector Growth Continued in August
The U.S. services sector grew in August for the third month in a row, according to a survey of business executives. The Institute for Supply Management’s index of activity in the services sector dipped to 56.9, 1.2 percentage poitns lower
