Services Economy

December services economy activity finishes 2022 with some declines, reports ISM

Monday, January 9, 2023 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI—at 49.6 a (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—fell 6.9% off of December’s 56.5, snapping a 30-month run of growth, coupled with the PMI contracting for two consecutive months for the first time going back to April and May 2020, in the early months…

Services economy turns in strong November performance, says ISM

Monday, December 5, 2022 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI—at 56.5 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—increased 2.1% over October’s 54.4, which was down 2.3% compared to September, growing, at a faster rate, for the 30th consecutive month, with services growth intact for 152 of the last 154 months…

Services economy output grows in October while declining sequentially, notes ISM

Thursday, November 3, 2022 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI—at 54.4 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—fell 2.3% compared to September, growing, at a slower rate, for the 29th consecutive month, with services sector growth intact for 151 of the last 153 months through October. What’s more, the October…

August Services PMI remains in steady growth mode

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI—at 56.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—edged out the July reading by 0.2%, growing, at a faster rate, for the 27th consecutive month, with services sector growth intact for 149 of the last 151 months through August.

Services PMI sees July gains, reports ISM

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI came in at 56.5 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), up 1.4% compared to June, following a slight 0.6% decrease from May to June. The Services PMI showed growth, at a faster rate, for the 26th consecutive month, with services sector growth now remaining…

June Services PMI grows but at a slightly reduced rate

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 · Jeff Berman The Services PMI came in at 55.3 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), down 0.6% compared to May, following a 1.2% decrease, from April to May. The Services PMI showed growth, at a slower rate, for the 25th consecutive month, with services sector growth now remaining…

May Services PMI falls but remains in growth mode, notes ISM

Monday, June 6, 2022 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key metric—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 55.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) was down 1.2% from April, matching the March to April decrease. The Services PMI showed growth, at a slower rate, for…

April Services PMI is below March but still is strong, reports ISM

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key metric— the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 57.1 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—fell 1.2%, growing, at a slower rate, for the 23rd consecutive month. Services sector growth has remained intact…

Services sector growth eases in March but remains solid, reports ISM

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 58.3 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—headed up 1.8%, growing, at a faster rate, for the 22nd consecutive month, snapping a three-month stretch of sequential…

ISM report highlights Services sector growth in January

Thursday, February 3, 2022 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 59.9 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—was off 2.4% compared to December’s 62.3. The Services PMI grew for the 20th consecutive month, with services sector…

Services economy wraps up 2021 on the right side of growth, reports ISM

Thursday, January 6, 2022 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 62.0 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—fell 7.1% compared to November’s all-time high reading of 69.1. The Services PMI grew for the 19th consecutive month,…

September Services PMI reading points to growth, states ISM

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 61.9 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), up 0.2% compared to August and in close range to July’s all-time high reading, at 64.1. The…

July ISM Services PMI sets a new record

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—set a new record, for the second time in the last three months in July, coming in at 64.1, a 4.0% gain over June’s 60.1, and growing, at a faster rate, for the 14th…

ISM Services PMI dips from May to June but remains strong

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Jeff Berman The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 60.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring)—slipped 3.9% from May’s 64 reading, with the index growing, at a slower rate, for the 13th consecutive…