Manufacturing

September manufacturing output stays on a growth track, says ISM

Friday, October 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 61.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), increasing 1.2% from August’s 59.9 reading. This represented the 16th consecutive month of growth, at a faster…

Manufacturing output remains on strong footing in August, reports ISM

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 59.9 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), increasing 0.4% from July’s 59.5 reading.

Manufacturing output trends down but remains at a high level in July, reports ISM

Monday, August 2, 2021 · Jeff Berman ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 59.5 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), falling 1.1% from June to July. This represented the 14th consecutive month of growth, at a slower rate, coupled with July also representing the 14th consecutive…

More Than 10% of Goods Mislabeled Every Year, Say 76% of Manufacturers

Friday, June 18, 2021 · Patrick Burnson More than three-quarters (76%) of IT directors in manufacturing across the US, UK, Germany, and France admit that more than 10% of their organization’s goods are labeled incorrectly every year.

Manufacturing remains on a growth track in May, notes ISM

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 · Jeff Berman ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, at 61.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), saw a 0.5% increase, from April to May. This marked the twelfth consecutive month of PMI growth, coupled with May also representing the twelfth consecutive month of growth…

ISM Semiannual Economic Forecast is positive for the remainder of 2021

Friday, May 21, 2021 · Jeff Berman For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 7.2% in 2021 revenue gain, topping the 6.9% projection made in its previous report, and services revenue is pegged to increase 5.4% in 2021, topping the previous estimate of 1.6%.

2021 State of Manufacturing Finds an Industry Rapidly Accelerating Past Recovery

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 · SCMR Staff The newly released 2021 State of Manufacturing Report from Fictiv reveals an industry that is already quickly rebounding with investments in digital transformation aimed at improving speed, resilience and sustainability. While areas of concern persist, most report that lessons…

ISM report highlights strong March manufacturing output

Thursday, April 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 64.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped February’s 60.8 by 3.9%. This marked the tenth consecutive of PMI growth, coupled with March…

ISM reports strong manufacturing gains for February

Monday, March 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, was 60.8 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was 2.1% higher than January’s 58.7, and matched the 60.8 PMI recorded in February 2018, with the overall economy…

Manufacturing growth is strong in January, reports ISM

Monday, February 1, 2021 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 58.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was 1.8% below December’s 60.5, with both the PMI and the overall economy each growing, at a slower rate,…

Bringing on a new line

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 · Bob Trebilcock GE Appliance’s new dishwasher line increased the appliance maker’s capacity by 20%. The twist? Bringing on the line during a pandemic.

Manufacturing growth stays intact in November, reports ISM

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 57.5 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was 1.8% below October’s 59.3, while the overall economy expanded for the seventh consecutive month.

ISM reports October manufacturing output hits highest level in more than a year

Monday, November 2, 2020 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metrics, the PMI, hit 59.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped September’s 55.4 by 3.9%, while growing at a faster rate for the fifth consecutive month, while the overall…

August manufacturing output is strong, reports ISM

Thursday, October 1, 2020 · Jeff Berman In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 55.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was nearly even with August’s 56.0 reading. And it added that the overall economy was up for the 131st…

ISM report shows solid manufacturing growth in August

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 · Jeff Berman ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, was 56 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which topped July’s reading by 1.8%.