NEW YORK: A measure of US factory activity remained stuck in contraction territory for a 14th month at the end of 2023, restrained by weaker orders.
The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing gauge edged up 0.7 point to 47.4 last month, helped by a pickup in production, according to data released Wednesday.
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