美國4月份PMI小升至40.1

美國供應管理學會(Institute for Supply Management, 簡稱ISM)週五公佈的數據顯示﹐由於生產和訂購活動升溫﹐美國4月份製造業萎縮速度放緩。4月份ISM製造業指數升至40.1﹐3月份為36.3。該數字已連續15個月低於50, 處於收縮.

ISM之長期趨勢圖(from Bloomberg)

4月份新訂單指數升至47.2﹐3月份為41.2﹔4月份生產指數升至40.4﹐3月份為36.4﹔4月份就業指數為34.4﹐3月份為28.1﹔4月份庫存指數為33.6﹐3月份為32.2。

From ISM release:
...The report was issued today by Norbert J. Ore, CPSM, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for SupplyManagement™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "The decline in the manufacturing sector continues to moderate. After six consecutive months below the 40-percent mark, the PMI, driven by the New Orders Index at 47.2 percent, shows a significant improvement. While this is a big step forward,there is still a large gap that must be closed before manufacturing begins to grow once again. The Customers' Inventories Index indicates that channels are paring inventories to acceptable levels afterre porting inventories as 'too high' for eight consecutive months. The prices manufacturers pay for their goods and services continue to decline; however, copper prices have bottomed and are now starting to rise. This is definitely a good start for the second quarter."