The US manufacturing sector expanded in February for the second month, and the third time in 40 months, according to the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI.
Manufacturing PMI was 52.4, down 0.2% from 52.6 in January, but above the 47.5% threshhold for the 16th month, a sign of overall economic expansion.
Of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI, three (New Orders, Production, and Supplier Deliveries) were in expansion, while the Employment and Inventories stayed in contraction.
This positive trend was in line with last week's good Chicago PMI results, which can serve as an early gauge of US manufacturing and the economy, as we reported.
According to the ISM Chair, Susan Spence, this result could contribute to about a 1.7% increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis
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