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DATA SNAP: ISM Factory Index Contracts Again In March
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Mar Feb ! !
ISM Index 48.6 48.3 ! ISM Forecast: 47.5 !
Prices 83.5 75.5 ! Actual: 48.6 !
Employment 49.2 46.0 ! !
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Manufacturing activity in the U.S. shrank in March and turned in its weakest quarterly performance since the second quarter of 2003, amid rising price pressures, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Institute for Supply Management said that its March manufacturing index moved to a reading of 48.6, from 48.3 in February and 50.7 in January. Numbers under 50 indicate contractionary activity and describe the breadth, but not the magnitude, of the pullback.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had expected the index to come in at a soft 47.5 in March.