2019 non-manufacturing output finished on an upswing, according to the most recent edition of the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, which was issued today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—was 55 in December (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring),
Manufacturing output in December contracted for the fifth consecutive month to finish 2019 according to data issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) in its Manufacturing Report on Business, which was issued today. The report’s key metric, the PMI, fell 0.9% to 47.2 in December (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following readings
The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline finished 2019 with a slight increase, according to data recently issued by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). With a 2.8-cent increase, the national average price per gallon, for the week of December 30, came in at $3.069. This followed a 0.005-cent decline from
