The purchasing managers’ index (also known as the ISM manufacturing index) is a major monthly economic indicator that focuses on the performance of the manufacturing sector.

The Purchasing Managers' Index can range between 0 and 100, with a number over 50 citing expansion and under 50 noting contraction. The PMI provides insight to business decision makers, market ...

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index expanded to 65.0 in September, rebounding from a score of 54.2 in August. This is the fastest expansion rate in the local economy since June ...

August 7, 2011 / 4:07 PM / CBS Detroit The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index dropped in July to 51.7, suggesting the start of an economic slowdown in Southeast Michigan.

The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — which surveys larger companies and state-owned enterprises — stood at 49.7 in August, up from July’s 49.3, according to data ...

The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.5 from 50.2 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday, while the non-manufacturing PMI eased to ...

Today brings some more sobering news on the economic front. The monthly Purchasing Managers Index declined yet again in September, capping a ten-point drop over the past year. It is now well below ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Markit/CDAF flash French composite purchasing managers index rose to 46.1 in May from 43.8 in April, with services index rising to 47.6 from 46.5 and the manufacturing ...

Like consumer confidence data, the primary value of the Purchasing Managers' Index is its simplicity. Readings of more than 50 indicate that the manufacturing sector is expanding, while readings ...