ISM's report draws varied reactions, opinions

摘要

Newton, mass.― According to the Institute for Supply Management's latest Report On Business, the overall economy grew for the 22nd consecutive month. In addition, manufacturing's numbers improved for the second month in a row. Standing out as well was the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which was measured at 54.7 percent in August ― an increase of almost three percentage points over July (51.8). ISM's production index rose 8.3 percentage points, while its new orders index increased to 59.6 percent from July's 56.6 percent. The report was released on Sept. 2.