- Headline figure at 59.7 in February versus 59.4 in January.
- Employment Index increased 1.1 percentage points to 55.6 percent, indicating growth in employment for the sixth consecutive month and at a faster rate.
- The Prices Index increased 1.2 percentage points to 73.3 percent, indicating that prices increased at a faster rate in February.
ISM NON-MANUFACTURING SURVEY RESULTS AT A GLANCE COMPARISON OF ISM NON-MANUFACTURING AND ISM MANUFACTURING SURVEYS* FEBRUARY 2011 | |||||||||
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Index | Series Index Feb. | Series Index Jan. | Percent Point Change | Direction | Rate of Change | Trend** (Months) | Series Index Feb. | Series Index Jan. | Percent Point Change |
NMI/PMI | 59.7 | 59.4 | +0.3 | Growing | Faster | 15 | 61.4 | 60.8 | +0.6 |
Business Activity/Production | 66.9 | 64.6 | +2.3 | Growing | Faster | 19 | 66.3 | 63.5 | +2.8 |
New Orders | 64.4 | 64.9 | -0.5 | Growing | Slower | 19 | 68.0 | 67.8 | +0.2 |
Employment | 55.6 | 54.5 | +1.1 | Growing | Faster | 6 | 64.5 | 61.7 | +2.8 |
Supplier Deliveries | 52.0 | 53.5 | -1.5 | Slowing | Slower | 11 | 59.4 | 58.6 | +0.8 |
Inventories | 55.5 | 49.0 | +6.5 | Growing | From Contracting | 1 | 48.8 | 52.4 | -3.6 |
Prices | 73.3 | 72.1 | +1.2 | Increasing | Faster | 19 | 82.0 | 81.5 | +0.5 |
Backlog of Orders | 52.0 | 50.5 | +1.5 | Growing | Faster | 2 | 59.0 | 58.0 | +1.0 |
New Export Orders | 56.5 | 53.5 | +3.0 | Growing | Faster | 6 | 62.5 | 62.0 | +0.5 |
Imports | 53.5 | 53.5 | 0.0 | Growing | Unchanged | 7 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 0.0 |
Inventory Sentiment | 57.5 | 60.0 | -2.5 | Too High | Slower | 165 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Customers' Inventories | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.0 | 45.5 | -5.5 |