The seasonally adjusted index rose to 55.8 last month from 53.3 in June, posting its highest level since July 2024. A reading ...

Manufacturers working in defence related industries are helping keep the region’s manufacturing sector on track and can be ...

Bangladesh's economy expanded at a faster pace last month, as the July reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased by 8.4 points from the previous month, recording an ...

"The latest PMI readings indicate that the overall Bangladesh economy expanded in July, primarily driven by growth in the ...

Canadian economic activity expanded in July at the fastest pace in one year as employment rose, Ivey Purchasing Managers ...

The downturn in Canada's services economy eased in July as the pace of decline in new business activity slowed and firms grew ...

UK construction firms suffered the sharpest plunge in output in over five years after a fresh slump in housebuilding, ...

Stock markets retreated as ISM data showed a weak US service sector. The report stoked worries about a slow Fed response to slowing growth.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the services PMI would rise to 51.5. A PMI reading above 50 indicates growth in the ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — August 1, 2025 — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fifth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of ...

Business activity in the euro zone grew at a slightly faster pace in July than in June but remained sluggish as demand was muted, a survey showed on Tuesday. The HCOB Eurozone ...

"July's PMI continues to reflect slow growth," said Steve Miller, chairman of ISM's Services Business Survey Committee. However, he acknowledged seasonal and weather factors had negative effects on ...