ISM Index: Strong V-Shaped Recovery Underway
NEW YORK (AP) —
A private measure of U.S. manufacturing activity grew in October at the fastest pace in more than three years, helped by government spending and higher demand from overseas. The better-than-expected reading is a positive signal for the fledgling economic recovery.
The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, says its manufacturing index read 55.7 last month, compared with 52.6 in September. It's the third straight reading above 50, which indicates growth.
MP: This is the strongest level for the ISM index in three and one-half years, since April 2006, and is now at a higher level during the current economic expansion than during the 2002 economic recovery (see chart above).
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