US ISM nonmanufacturing: Solid increase above expectations - Natixis
|The US ISM nonmanufacturing index increased more than expected in November (from 54.8 to 57.2) as noted by the Research Team at Natixis.
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“The increase was driven by business activity, employment and deliveries. All in all, the composite level of ISM manufacturing and nonmanufacturing is consistent with GDP growth being above 2% YoY.”
- ISM non-manufacturing gained 2.4pts in November to reach 57.2, above expectations (consensus: 55.5 / Natixis: 54.8). This is the highest level in 13 months. Business activity, deliveries and employment all strengthened. New orders declined slightly but remained at a relatively high level.
- All in all, ISM nonmanufacturing survey brought a positive surprise and suggests that the services sector is expanding at a comfortable pace. Taken together with the ISM manufacturing survey released last week, which was also better than expected, the current level of the ISM composite is consistent with a further acceleration in growth (on the year-over-year basis) in Q4.”
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