PMI® at 49.4%; August Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®; New Orders, Production and Employment Contracting; Inventories Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August following five consecutive months of expansion, while the overall economy grew for the 87th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing...