United States ISM Non Manufacturing PMI 1997-2018 | Data | Chart

The ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI index for the United States fell to 56.8 in April of 2018 from 58.8 in March, well below market expectations of 58.1. The reading pointed to the lowest expansion in the non-manufacturing sector in four months amid a slowdown in production and employment and uncertainty about tariffs and the effect on the cost of goods. However, firms remain positive about business conditions and the economy. Non Manufacturing PMI in the United States is reported by Institute for Supply Management.

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US ISM Non Manufacturing PMI Disappoints

The ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI index for the United States fell to 56.8 in April of 2018 from 58.8 in March, well below market expectations of 58.1. The reading pointed to the lowest expansion in the non-manufacturing sector in four months amid a slowdown in production and employment and uncertainty about tariffs and the effect on the cost of goods. However, firms remain positive about business conditions and the economy.

Slower increases were seen in business activity/production (59.1 from 60.6); employment (53.6 from 56.6); supplier deliveries (54.5 from 58.5); and backlogs of orders (52 from 56.5). Also, prices rose slightly more (61.8 from 61.5). On the other hand, growth rose for new orders (60 from 59.5), new export orders (61.5 from 58) and inventories (57 from 53.5)

All 18 non-manufacturing industries reported growth in April, listed in order: Mining; Utilities; Retail Trade; Educational Services; Wholesale Trade; Construction; Transportation & Warehousing; Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Finance & Insurance; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Management of Companies & Support Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Information; and Health Care & Social Assistance.

ISM | Joana Taborda | joana.taborda@tradingeconomics.com
5/3/2018 2:19:45 PM

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United States Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	57.30	59.30	77.50	29.40	Index Points	[+]
Manufacturing PMI	56.60	56.50	57.90	50.70		[+]
Services PMI	55.70	54.60	61.00	49.30	Index Points	[+]
Non Manufacturing PMI	56.80	58.80	62.00	37.60		[+]
Composite Pmi	55.70	54.90	61.00	50.00	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	3.50	3.70	62.00	-33.70	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	0.70	0.70	16.60	-10.40	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	1.80	2.50	67.90	-39.40	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	77.99	77.56	89.39	66.71	percent	[+]
Durable Goods Orders	2.60	3.50	22.10	-17.90	percent	[+]
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense	2.80	3.00	24.80	-18.60	percent	[+]
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation	0.00	0.90	7.50	-6.80	percent	[+]
Factory Orders Ex Transportation	0.30	0.20	4.60	-7.30	percent	[+]
New Orders	507690.00	497984.00	565232.00	223500.00	USD Million	[+]
Factory Orders	1.60	1.60	10.20	-9.40	percent	[+]
Business Inventories	0.00	0.60	1.30	-2.00	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	33.07	15.56	132.20	-206.10	USD Billion	[+]
Wholesale Inventories	0.30	0.90	2.10	-2.00	percent	[+]
Bankruptcies	23106.00	23157.00	82446.00	19695.00	Companies	[+]
Corporate Profits	1767.00	1738.20	1767.00	14.40	USD Billion	[+]
NFIB Business Optimism Index	104.80	104.70	107.70	80.10	Index Points	[+]
Ism New York Index	64.30	54.00	88.80	23.40	percent	[+]
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index	34.40	23.20	58.50	-57.90	Index Points	[+]
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	20.10	15.80	39.00	-35.10	Index Points	[+]
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index	16.00	-3.00	30.00	-44.00	Index Points	[+]
Chicago Fed National Activity Index	0.34	0.32	2.76	-5.16		[+]
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index	21.80	22.80	47.10	-60.10	Index Points	[+]
Chicago Pmi	57.60	57.40	81.00	20.70	Index Points	[+]
Car Production	3.08	3.19	9.92	1.29	Million Units	[+]
Car Registrations	522.69	431.32	1149.00	331.50	Thousand	[+]
Total Vehicle Sales	17.15	17.48	21.77	9.05	Million	[+]
Crude Oil Stocks Change	5.78	-1.40	14.42	-15.22	BBL/1Million	[+]
Natural Gas Stocks Change	106.00	89.00	147.00	-359.00	Billion cf	[+]
Gasoline Stocks Change	1883.00	-3790.00	11456.00	-8428.00	Thousand Barrels	[+]
Leading Economic Index	122.63	122.34	184.16	70.21	Index Points	[+]
Internet Speed	18747.58	17235.62	18747.58	3609.31	KBps	[+]
IP Addresses	128949703.00	127873899.00	146874246.00	89399946.00	IP	[+]
API Crude Oil Stock Change	-1.30	4.85	14.30	-12.40	BBL/1Million	[+]
Crude Oil Rigs	844.00	844.00	1609.00	98.00		[+]
Corruption Index	75.00	74.00	78.00	71.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	16.00	18.00	24.00	14.00		[+]
Competitiveness Index	5.85	5.70	5.85	5.42	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	2.00	3.00	7.00	1.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	6.00	8.00	8.00	4.00		[+]
Steel Production	7261.00	6446.00	11951.00	3799.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]
Mining Production	10.60	10.60	108.20	-28.80	percent	[+]

United States ISM Non Manufacturing PMI

The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (Business Activity, New Orders, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Inventory Change, Inventory Sentiment, Imports, Prices, Employment and Supplier Deliveries) this report shows the percentage reporting each response, and the diffusion index. An index reading above 50 percent indicates that the non-manufacturing economy in that index is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. Orders to the service producers make up about 90 percent of the US economy. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States ISM Non Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States ISM Non Manufacturing PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2018.