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Manufacturing PMI® at 49.1%; January 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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The four manufacturing industries reporting growth in January are: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Textile Mills; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products. There is a real short-term increase in the cost of international freight.” ” [Transportation Equipment] “Business continues to stabilize.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

Copper; Electrical Components (2); Electricity (2); Electronic Components (25); Freight*; Labor — Temporary (4); Semiconductors; and Zinc. “Price declines continue to be driven by relaxation in energy markets, steel, aluminum, chemicals, plastics, corrugate as well as lower freight costs. Commodities Up in Price. Inventories.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 52.8%; July 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

Five industries reported growth in production during the month of July: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Transportation Equipment; and Plastics & Rubber Products. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.