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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.4%; January 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in December; the last two readings are the index’s lowest since March 2009 (43.2 “New order rates remain depressed due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; these should be resolved by the second quarter. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 45.6

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.3%; March 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in February; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Supply chains are now ready for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases. Hydraulic components are still facing extended lead times. percent is 0.4 percent, 2.6

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.1%; April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in March; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases. Lead times are generally coming down, although electronic components are still a concern.”

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46%; June 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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This figure, along with the previous seven, is the Supplier Deliveries Index’s lowest reading in since March 2009 (43.2 Manufacturing lead times improved again but remain at elevated levels. . “The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 45.7 percent is 2.2 percentage points higher than the 43.5

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.7%; February 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in January; readings from the last three months are the index’s lowest since March 2009 (43.2 “New order rates remain sluggish due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; the index increase suggests progress in February. percent is 0.4 percent, 0.1

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9%; May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in April; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Manufacturing lead times clearly improved in the month. Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments and the data support reduced lead times for their companies’ more important purchases.

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From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs

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The Disney Acquisition James Disney, a local shop owner who founded Independent Machining in 2009, had a problem: customer demand had increased so much during the COVID pandemic that he was growing out of his shop. JBS says this CNC-machined part was used for a well-known rock artist’s rotating concert stage.