Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Survey
Market Sensitivity: Very high.
What Is It: First monthly report on the economy with a focus on manufacturing.
News Release on Internet: www.ism.ws/ISMReport/index.cfm
Home Web Address: www.ism.ws
Release Time: 10 A.M. (ET); released the first business day after the reporting month.
Frequency: Monthly.
Source: Institute for Supply Management.
Revisions: No monthly revisions are done, but every January there are reassessments of seasonal adjustment factors that can lead to changes in all the data.
Why Is It Important
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