Markit's Flash Manufacturing PMI Improves Slightly

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Economic Update: U.S. Flash PMI

Markit’s Flash (preliminary) reading for the August’s U.S. Manufacturing PMI came in at 51.9, which was above the consensus for a reading of 51.0 as well as the 51.4 reading from July (June: 51.8, May: 54.0, April: 56.0).

Component Indices:

• New Orders: 52.6 vs. 51.0 last month
  
• Employment: 52.5 vs. 52.7
  
• Input Prices: 49.6 vs. 47.6

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Other stories on the US Economy to review:

• Existing Home Sales Rebound in July
  
• LEI Above Expectations in July
  
• Philly Fed Index Upticks but is below Zero Again
  
• Housing Starts Down and Building Permits Up in July
  
• Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization Up in July
  
• Empire Manufacturing Dives in August
  
• CPI Remained Flat in July
  
• Retail Sales Rebound in July
  
• PPI Hotter Than Expected in July
  
• NFIB Small Business Optimism Sags
  
• Wholesale Inventories Decline - And Yes, you should Care
  
• Q2 Worker Productivity and Labor Costs Rise
  
• ISM Services Perks Up
  
• Job Growth Improves in July
  
• Factory Orders Miss Mark in June
  
• Challenger Planned Job Cuts Drop in July
  
• ISM Manufacturing Still Sub-50 in July
  
• ADP Employment Report Surprises to Upside in July
  
• Consumer Confidence Perks Up in July, But...
  
• Chicago PMI Headline BTE, But Employment Dives
  
• Personal Income Up, Spending Flat in June
  
• GDP Slows to 1.5% in Q2
  
• Pending Home Sales Down in June
  
• Durable Goods Up on Transportation Orders

 

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