Manufacturing PMI® at 49.2%; April 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
TEMPE, Ariz., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.
- (A Manufacturing PMI® above 42.5 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.)
- The Prices Index registered 60.9 percent, up 5.1 percentage points compared to the reading of 55.8 percent in March.
- The Backlog of Orders Index registered 45.4 percent, down 0.9 percentage point compared to the 46.3 percent recorded in March.
- "The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 48.9 percent is 1 percentage point lower than the 49.9 percent recorded in March.