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Manufacturing

ISM Manufacturing PMI — July 2026

Released August 3, 2026 · Institute for Supply Management · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Manufacturing PMI rose 4.3% in July 2026 to 55.6, — from a year ago. Prior month: 53.3.
PMI
55.6
▲ +4.3% m/m
· — y/y
New orders
56.7
▲ +1.3% m/m
· — y/y
Production
58.5
▲ +12.1% m/m
· — y/y
Employment
52.8
▲ +6.2% m/m
· — y/y

Revision check

Revision check clear. Prior periods were checked against the agency's original published figures — no revisions found. All changes below are computed on current-vintage data.

Key figures

Headline →July 2026June 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Manufacturing PMI
consensus 54.0
55.653.3▲ +2.3 pts▲ +4.3%▪ — 
New orders56.756.0▲ +0.7 pts▲ +1.3%▪ — 
Production58.552.2▲ +6.3 pts▲ +12.1%▪ — 
Employment52.849.7▲ +3.1 pts▲ +6.2%▪ — 
Prices paid71.173.0▼ −1.9 pts▼ −2.6%▪ — 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — remaining subindexes →July 2026June 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Supplier deliveries58.957.4▲ +1.5 pts▲ +2.6%▪ —
Inventories51.251.4▼ −0.2 pts▼ −0.4%▪ —
Backlog of orders55.050.5▲ +4.5 pts▲ +8.9%▪ —
New export orders53.048.5▲ +4.5 pts▲ +9.3%▪ —
Imports55.752.9▲ +2.8 pts▲ +5.3%▪ —

Sources

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Prepared 2026-08-03 16:09 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.