S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™: Tough End to 2024

Published on January 3, 2025

The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ fell to 49.4 in December from 49.7 in November, marking the sixth consecutive month of worsening conditions in the manufacturing sector. The latest reading was above the forecasted reading of 48.3.

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