Manufacturing, Construction Spending up.
PMI Manufacturing Index (August 2014)
– Index level 57.9. Previous was 55.8.
This is a survey index generated by Markit.
ISM Manufacturing Index (August 2014)
– Index level 59.0. Previous was 57.1
This is another survey index taken by ISM.
Construction Spending (July 2014)
– Construction Spending month/month +1.8%. Previous was -0.9%.