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Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The April Services PMI, at 51.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) increased 0.8% over March, growing, at a faster rate, for the 10th consecutive month.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 48.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 0.3% from March’s 49.0 reading. The last two months of declines were preceded by gains, with January and February readings at 50.9 and 50.3, respectively.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The March Services PMI, at 50.8 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) fell 2.7% compared to February, growing, at a slower rate, for the ninth consecutive month, and for the 55th time in the last 58 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 49 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.3% from February’s 50.3 reading. January’s PMI, at 50.9, represented the first growth month, after a 26-month run of contraction.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The February Services PMI, at 54.4 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) was up 0.7% compared to January, growing, at a faster rate, for the eighth consecutive month, and for the 54th time in the last 57 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in…
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · Jeff Berman
While the freight recession has been ongoing for more than two years, that does not translate into any type of lull for players in the digital freight matching (DFM) market—not by any stretch. Despite the current downturn in demand and tonnage, recent signals of increased…
Monday, March 3, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The report’s benchmark reading, the PMI, came in at 50.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 0.6% compared to January’s 50.9 reading. The February PMI grew, at a slower rate, for the second consecutive month in February.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 · Jeff Berman
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces he will be leaving his post. But, where does that leave the postal service? Several experts weigh in.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The firm reported that January imports, at 2.80 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 8.0% annually.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 · Jeff Berman
The January Services PMI, at 52.3 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) was down 1.2% compared to December, growing, at a slower rate, for the seventh consecutive month, and for the 53rd time in the last 56 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in…
