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ISM report points to slight May manufacturing gains

The report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 56.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), for a 0.7% increase over March’s 55.4 reading, marking the 24th consecutive month of growth, at a faster rate, as well as the 24th consecutive month of overall economic growth.

source https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ism_report_points_to_slight_may_manufacturing_gains

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