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Table 2.1 MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE MARCH 2009

Series Index Series Index Percentage Rate of Trend
Change (Months)
Index March February Point Change Direction
14
PMI 36.3 35.8 +0.5 Contracting Slower 16
New Orders 41.2 33.1 +8.1 Contracting Slower 7
Production 36.4 36.3 +0.1 Contracting Slower 8
Employment 28.1 26.1 +2.0 Contracting Slower 6
Supplier 43.6 46.7 −3.1 Faster Faster

Deliveries 32.2 37.0 −4.8 Contracting Faster 35
Inventories 54.0 51.0 +3.0 Too High Faster 8
Customers’
31.0 29.0 +2.0 Decreasing Slower 6
Inventories
Prices 35.5 31.0 +4.5 Contracting Slower 11
Backlog of
39.0 37.5 +1.5 Contracting Slower 6
Orders 33.0 32.0 +1.0 Contracting Slower 14
Exports
Imports

OVERALL ECONOMY Contracting Slower 6
Manufacturing Sector Contracting Slower 14

Source: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM).