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Economic Data Brief |
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Manufacturing
ISM Manufacturing PMI — September 2026
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| Manufacturing PMI fell by 0.1 pts in September 2026 to 54.5. Prior month: 54.6. | |
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New orders
55.3
▲ +1.6 pts m/m
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Production
56.7
▼ −1.6 pts m/m
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Employment
52.7
▲ +1.5 pts m/m
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Revision check| Revision check clear. Prior periods were checked against the values in the last report — no revisions found. All changes below are computed on current-vintage data. |
Key figures| Headline → | September 2026 | August 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Manufacturing PMI consensus 55.2 | 54.5 | 54.6 | ▼ −0.1 pts | ▼ −0.2% | ▪ — | — | | | New orders | 55.3 | 53.7 | ▲ +1.6 pts | ▲ +3.0% | ▪ — | — | | | Production | 56.7 | 58.3 | ▼ −1.6 pts | ▼ −2.7% | ▪ — | — | | | Employment | 52.7 | 51.2 | ▲ +1.5 pts | ▲ +2.9% | ▪ — | — | | | Prices paid | 77.9 | 71.1 | ▲ +6.8 pts | ▲ +9.6% | ▪ — | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Inventories: 3 straight months of decline.
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — remaining subindexes → | September 2026 | August 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Supplier deliveries | 59.0 | 59.3 | ▼ −0.3 pts | ▼ −0.5% | ▪ — | — | | Inventories | 48.6 | 50.6 | ▼ −2.0 pts | ▼ −4.0% | ▪ — | — | | Backlog of orders | 56.4 | 51.8 | ▲ +4.6 pts | ▲ +8.9% | ▪ — | — | | New export orders | 50.9 | 53.2 | ▼ −2.3 pts | ▼ −4.3% | ▪ — | — | | Imports | 51.0 | 52.5 | ▼ −1.5 pts | ▼ −2.9% | ▪ — | — |
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-10-01 15:18 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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