米ISM製造業景況感指数 ８月分

米サプライマネジメント協会（ＩＳＭ）が１日発表した９月の製造業景況感指数は54.4となり、前月比1.9ポイント低下した。前月水準を下回るのは２カ月ぶりだが、市場予想（54.8程度）とほぼ同水準だった。好不況の分かれ目である50は14カ月連続で上回っているものの、新規受注が低下するなど先行き不透明感を反映した内容となっている。(日経電子版)

The ISM's manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to 54.4 from 56.3 in August.
Readings above 50 indicate expanding activity, and September was the 14th consecutive month of growth, said the ISM.　Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had expected a September reading of 54.0.　"While the headline number shows relative strength this month as the PMI reading of 54.4 is still quite positive, the overall picture is less encouraging," said Norbert Ore, who directs the survey for the ISM.　That's because the components of the PMI weakened.　The ISM's new orders index fell to 51.1 from 53.1 in August, while the production index dropped to 56.5 from 59.9.　Factory employment grew, but at a slower pace. The index stood at 56.5 from 60.4 in the prior month.　The inventory index increased to 55.6 from 51.4. The exports index was little changed at 54.5 from 55.5 in August.　Price pressures were much higher. The prices index in September jumped to 70.5 from 61.5 in August.　Factory surveys done by regional Federal Reserve banks were mixed for September. The national ISM report supports the view that the U.S. factory sector's vigor is waning from earlier in the recovery.（WSJ）