U.S. and Ezone service-sector PMIs
Non-Manufacturing PMIs: U.S. and Ezone Both Improve
March 3, 2017
The non-manufacturing U.S. PMI rose 1.1 points to a 16-month high of 57.6, and Euroland’s services purchasing managers index 1.8 points to a 69-month high of 55.5. The sum of these spreads and the manufacturing PMI differential rose 0.8 points to 4.4, giving the U.S. its widest combined advantage since the middle of 2015. PMIs […] More
Service-Sector U.S.-Ezone Performance Gap Narrowed Last Month
February 5, 2013
The U.S. non-manufacturing purchasing managers index in January was at 55.2, about a half point less than forecast and down by a similar amount from December. Euroland’s services PMI of 48.6 was revised 0.3 points higher from its preliminary indication and 0.8 points above December’s score. As a result, the spread between the U.S. and […] More
Activity Gap Widened Last Month Between U.S. and Ezone
September 6, 2012
The ISM U.S. purchasing manager index in non-manufacturing increased 1.1 points to 53.7 in August, whereas Euroland’s services PMI fell by 0.7 points to a score of 47.2. The 6.5-point differential widened from a 7-month low in July to a 3-month high. This increasingly advantageous U.S. situation more than offset a 1.3-point decline in the […] More
