The marginal decline in the ISM manufacturing index to 50.6 in August, from 50.9, will further ease fears that the US economy is headed for a recession. At that level, the index is actually consistent with GDP growth of about 2%, which would represent an acceleration from the near stagnation in the first half of the year.
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