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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

U.S. factory activity grows in August 2014

An industry report showed on Tuesday, U.S. manufacturing industry increased in August while employment in the sector cultivated at its best pace since March of last year.
Despite of the continuous inflation, Financial data firm Markit said its final U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index went up by 57.9 in August from 55.8 in July, due to its healthy expansion, marking its highest level since April 2010.
It can be remembered that in July, consumer inflation accelerated to a two-month high of 7.96 per cent.
While the output subindex rose to 60.7 from 59.7 and the employment component appeared at 54.6 from July's final read of 51.2. The last employment reading for August marked its highest level since a matching read in March 2013.
A senior economist at Markit, Tim Moore said that "the US manufacturing sector has gone from strength to strength this summer, with August's improvement in business conditions the sharpest for over four years."

“Impressive new business and output gains were matched by a solid rebound in employment growth. The latest survey points to the fastest upturn in payroll numbers for around a year-and-a-half, highlighting that the manufacturing sector continues to have a positive impact on overall labor market conditions."