US Factory Activity Expands in September, Price Pressures Rise
US manufacturing activity expanded for the ninth consecutive month in September, with a survey of firms indicating increasing price pressures. The ISM purchasing managers' index was recorded at 54.5 in September, a slight decrease from 54.6 in August.
S. factory activity increased in September for a ninth straight month as the survey pointed to firmer price pressures, according to manufacturing firms. 6 in August.