November ISM Manufacturing Index At 56.6
(For November 2010)
ISM Manufacturing Index was reported at 56.9 vs. prior reading of 56.9 and consensus of 56.5.
Kind of disappointment having in mind (mostly) healthy bounces in regional manufacturing surveys.
Chart 1. ISM Manufacturing vs. Regional Manufacturing Surveys
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, Empire State Manufacturing Survey, ISM Manufacturing Index, Philadelphia Fed General Business Conditions Index, Richmond FED Manufacturing Survey