Economy
US manufacturing index rises to 55.5% with prices still at 75.2%
The ISM manufacturing index rose a percentage point in October, its tenth month of expansion, with production at its highest since November 2021 and the prices index still elevated.
Source published · In the Daily Brief of 3 November 2026
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The Production Index reached 59%, up 2.3 percentage points. New orders edged up to 55.5%, while employment slipped to 52.4% and the backlog index to 54.6%.
The Prices Index fell 2.7 percentage points to 75.2%, and supplier deliveries slowed for an 11th month.