U.S. factory activity grew in September, jobs increases best since early 2012
Reuters
Published Oct 01, 2014 10:10AM ET
U.S. factory activity grew in September, jobs increases best since early 2012
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - America's manufacturing industry expanded in September, though a tad slower than during August, while employment in the sector grew at its best pace since March 2012, an industry report showed on Wednesday.
Financial data firm Markit said its final U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index turned down to 57.5 last month from 57.9 during August. The preliminary read for the index was 57.9.
A reading above 50 signals expansion in economic activity.
"The September PMI reading in fact rounds off the strongest quarter recorded by the survey since the financial crisis, narrowly beating the previous peak seen when the economy was rebounding from recession in the second quarter of 2010," Markit chief economist Chris Williamson said.
The output subindex also turned down to 59.6 in September from 60.7 during August, while the employment component rose to 56.4 from August's final read of 54.6.
"The labor market upswing clearly bodes well for overall non-farm payroll growth to rise above 200,000 in September," Williamson said.
"Recent months have also seen a welcome revival in export growth, suggesting trade should also help boost the U.S. economy in the third quarter," he said. "GDP looks set to grow by at least 3.0 percent in the third quarter, with good momentum being sustained as we move into the final quarter of the year."
A read on new orders turned down modestly last month from August, Markit said.
(Reporting By Michael Connor, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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