Services PMI® at 49.4%; April 2024 Services ISM® Report On Business®
TEMPE, Ariz., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2022, ending a period of 15 consecutive months of growth, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The Services PMI® registered 49.4 percent; it indicated sector expansion in 45 of the previous 47 months.
- The Services PMI® registered 49.4 percent; it indicated sector expansion in 45 of the previous 47 months.
- The Business Activity Index registered 50.9 percent in April, which is 6.5 percentage points lower than the 57.4 percent recorded in March.
- "The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 48.5 percent, 3.1 percentage points higher than the 45.4 percent recorded in March.
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"Movie production is recovering, which should increase volume in movie theaters in the second half of 2024."