The contraction of the US manufacturing sector deepened slightly in June, continuing to reflect weak demand, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey published on Monday.

The index came in at 48.5 last month, down 0.2 points from 48.7 in May.

The new orders component improved to 49.3 from 45.4 the previous month, but the production component fell back to 48.5 from 50.2 the previous month.

The employment sub-index also eased to 49.3 from 51.1 in April.

Just prior to the ISM, S&P Global had announced that its manufacturing index had come in at 51.6 for the past month, compared with 51.3 in final figures for May.

In both surveys, the 50-point mark marks the demarcation between growth and contraction in activity.

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