US manufacturing activity jumps to more than four-year high in July
Creighton’s July survey found Iowa business conditions still growing, even as inflation and the war in Iran weighed on factory outlooks.
- The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded strongly in July 2026, reaching a Manufacturing PMI of 55.6%, the highest since May 2022, indicating robust growth.
- July marked the seventh consecutive month of manufacturing expansion, with production at its highest since late 2021 and employment growing for the first time since September 2023.
- Fifteen out of sixteen manufacturing industries reported growth in July, with chemical products being the only sector in contraction, likely due to a drop in gasoline prices.
- Factors contributing to the manufacturing rebound include tariffs encouraging domestic production, an AI investment boom increasing demand for tech components and semiconductors, and tax code changes allowing immediate expensing of capital investments.
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Creighton survey shows slippage, but still growth in Iowa manufacturing
A Creighton University survey of supply managers in manufacturing plants in the middle of the country shows business conditions improved in the region last month and remain solid in Iowa. Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss conducts the survey. “It’s consistent with solid overall regional economic growth as it spills over into the broader economy,” Goss […]
Manufacturing Index Reflects Continued Strong Growth - Highest in 4 Years
What we can take away from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index on manufacturing [Data Here]: overall, the U.S. manufacturing sector is continuing to expand significantly. The current index of 55.6 percent in July is 2.3 percentage points above the June figure and the highest reading since May 2022 (55.9 percent), when we were […] The post Manufacturing Index Reflects Continued Strong Growth – Highest in 4 Years appeared first on The…
Here’s Why the US Manufacturing Surveys Are Diverging So Dramatically…
Here’s Why the US Manufacturing Surveys Are Diverging So Dramatically… Update (1015ET): As we noted below, there was a significant divergence between the two manufacturing surveys for July… which is not that unusual, and also an odd divergence between falling inflation expectations and universally rising commodity prices. Based on the responses to the ISM survey,...
U.S. Factory Growth Reaches Four-Year High as Production and Hiring Accelerate
American manufacturing expanded for a seventh consecutive month in July, with factory output reaching its strongest level since 2021 and employment returning to growth for ... The post U.S. Factory Growth Reaches Four-Year High as Production and Hiring Accelerate first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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