US April Manufacturing PMI at 54.5, Slightly Above Forecast

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Uk Jin

Summary

  • The US April manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in above market expectations.
  • S&P Global said its April manufacturing PMI was 54.5, slightly above the market forecast of 54.0.
  • A PMI reading above 50 signals economic expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.

The US manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for April came in slightly above market expectations.

S&P Global said on May 1 that its April manufacturing PMI was 54.5, compared with a market forecast of 54.0.

The PMI uses 50 as the dividing line between expansion and contraction. A reading above 50 signals economic expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.

Uk Jin

Uk Jin

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