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Economic Data Brief |
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Business activity
ISM Services PMI — August 2026
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| Services PMI rose by 1.3 pts in August 2026 to 55.4. Prior month: 54.1. | |
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Services PMI
55.4
▲ +1.3 pts m/m
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Business activity
61.7
▲ +2.6 pts m/m
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New orders
60.9
▲ +3.7 pts m/m
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Employment
47.8
▲ +0.4 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 → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Services PMI consensus 54.5 | 55.4 | 54.1 | ▲ +1.3 pts | ▲ +2.4% | ▪ — | — | | | Business activity | 61.7 | 59.1 | ▲ +2.6 pts | ▲ +4.4% | ▪ — | — | | | New orders | 60.9 | 57.2 | ▲ +3.7 pts | ▲ +6.5% | ▪ — | — | | | Employment | 47.8 | 47.4 | ▲ +0.4 pts | ▲ +0.8% | ▪ — | — | | | Prices paid | 72.6 | 70.3 | ▲ +2.3 pts | ▲ +3.3% | ▪ — | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — remaining subindexes → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Supplier deliveries | 51.3 | 52.8 | ▼ −1.5 pts | ▼ −2.8% | ▪ — | — | | Inventories | 56.7 | 51.4 | ▲ +5.3 pts | ▲ +10.3% | ▪ — | — | | Backlog of orders | 55.6 | 50.9 | ▲ +4.7 pts | ▲ +9.2% | ▪ — | — | | New export orders | 56.3 | 52.0 | ▲ +4.3 pts | ▲ +8.3% | ▪ — | — |
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-09-03 14:26 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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