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New orders and employment measures also declined, while input prices remained elevated, indicating persistent supply chain issues.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T15:25:11.156Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-01T14:43:03.369Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T15:25:11.156Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":65,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Times of India report provides named sources and direct figures; 11 digests corroborate key facts.","critic":"Full report quotes affected parties; digests lack context and next steps.","hype":"Headlines are measured; no sensationalism detected."}},"tags":["#USManufacturing","#ISM","#PMI","#Economy","#Inflation"],"entities":["Institute for Supply Management (ISM)","Reuters","Federal Reserve"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The ISM manufacturing PMI decreased to 54.6 in August from 55.6 in July.","New orders, a key indicator of future production, fell to 53.7 from 56.7.","The employment measure within the ISM survey dropped to 51.2.","Prices paid for inputs remained unchanged at a high 71.1, suggesting ongoing inflationary pressures."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Manufacturing activity in the United States slowed in August, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey. The headline purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 54.6 from 55.6 in July, indicating a continued, though moderated, expansion in the sector. This reading was below the 55.2 forecast by economists polled by Reuters."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Several sub-indices within the report showed declines. The new orders measure slipped to 53.7 in August from 56.7 the previous month. The employment gauge also decreased, falling to 51.2 from 52.8 in July. Meanwhile, the supplier deliveries index saw a slight increase to 59.3 from 58.9, suggesting ongoing supply chain constraints."},{"type":"heading","text":"Divergent views on price pressures"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While the ISM survey's price paid index remained unchanged at 71.1, indicating persistently high input costs, the Times of India noted that this suggests inflation could remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Portfolio highlighted that price pressure is 'very strong' in the USA, with the price component unchanged at 71.1."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the potential impact of the fading boost from businesses front-loading orders to avoid higher prices and shortages stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a detail included in the Times of India's full report. Furthermore, no reports mention the specific figure for the stock of unfinished work decreasing, nor the export orders edging up, also detailed in the Times of India's full report. The potential support for manufacturing from an artificial intelligence buildout and the replenishment of business inventories, as mentioned in the Times of India, were also absent from the digests."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"ekonomim.com","url":"https://ekonomim.com/ekonomi/abdde-ism-imalat-sanayi-pmi-agustosta-geriledi-haberi-915609","headline":"The ISM Manufacturing PMI in the US Declined in August.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T15:30:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"infomoney.com.br","url":"https://infomoney.com.br/mercados/industria-nos-eua-desacelera-em-agosto-precos-dos-insumos-continuam-elevados","headline":"U.S. Industry Slows Down in August; Input Prices Remain High","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T14:59:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Dagens industri","url":"https://di.se/live/svagare-amerikanskt-industri-pmi-an-vantat-w6GZ6","headline":"Weaker US Manufacturing PMI than Expected","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T14:43:03.369Z"},{"sourceName":"FXStreet","url":"https://fxstreet.com/news/ism-manufacturing-pmi-set-to-signal-steady-expansion-in-us-factory-activity-202609010900","headline":"ISM Manufacturing PMI set to signal steady expansion in ...","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T14:40:56.031Z"},{"sourceName":"asiae.co.kr","url":"https://asiae.co.kr/article/2026090123403059389","headline":"U.S. August ISM Manufacturing PMI Down 1.0p… Price Pressure Remains Despite Slowing Demand","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T14:40:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Portfolio","url":"https://portfolio.hu/gazdasag/20260901/nagyon-eros-az-arnyomas-az-usa-ban-859722","headline":"Price Pressure Is Very Strong in the USA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T14:29:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Reuters","url":"https://reuters.com/business/us-manufacturing-activity-slows-august-input-prices-still-elevated-2026-09-01","headline":"US manufacturing activity slows in August; 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