After a year of rapid growth in the manufacturing sector, there are signs that the buoyancy is ebbing. The RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index, while still elevated, declined in August after peaking in July. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index: Confirmation of recovery despite supply chain constraints
July marks the 12th consecutive month of increasing confidence in the manufacturing sector, with sentiment now reaching more than two standard deviations above what would be considered normal. … READ MORE >
RSM Manufacturing Outlook Index: New orders, sales and sentiment imply economic expansion has begun
Surveys of manufacturers conducted by six regional Federal Reserve banks reflect robust confidence in the outlook for manufacturing, despite being tempered by supply chain bottlenecks and price increases. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Manufacturing sentiment remains high as global supply chain constraints cap growth expectations
Surveys carried out by four of the six regional central banks reported elevated manufacturing conditions, though there was some slippage from the lofty levels of the previous month. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Surging RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index implies a robust recovery
For the second month in a row, manufacturers’ optimism surged, which implies further acceleration in overall industrial production and manufacturing conditions. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Rational exuberance and the RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index
The manufacturing sector is signaling extreme confidence in a rapid end to the pandemic-induced economic shutdown and to the global manufacturing recession that preceded it. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index: A sustained recovery as rebound takes shape
For the seventh consecutive month, the RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index increased, showing above-normal manufacturing sentiment. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index: Mixed results and a potential pause in the recovery
Sentiment among manufacturers has receded again because of a rapid spread of COVID-19 that has taken a toll on the labor market, consumer demand and the economy. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index remains positive, but within a range
Optimism in the American manufacturing community is poised to continue in the new year, though with some caution attached. It is clear that the risks around the pandemic are rising and we may observe volatility in manufacturing indices until the bottlenecks around vaccine distribution are solved. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Manufacturing expansion continues in November
U.S. manufacturing activity continued its expansion in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index. The index registered 57.5 in November, its seventh straight month of expansion, but was 1.8 points below the 59.3 reading in October. … READ MORE >