RPT - TABLE-US ISM index in 49.5 November versus 51.7 in October

Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Institute for Supply Management on
Monday reported its monthly indexes of manufacturing activity
for November.
A listing of the main ISM components follows:

Nov Oct Sept Aug July June May
PMI 49.5 51.7 51.5 49.6 49.8 49.7 53.5
New Orders 50.3 54.2 52.3 47.1 48.0 47.8 60.1
Production 53.7 52.4 49.5 47.2 51.3 51.0 55.6
Employment 48.4 52.1 54.7 51.6 52.0 56.6 56.9
Supplier Delvs 50.3 49.6 50.3 49.3 48.7 48.9 48.7
Inventories 45.0 50.0 50.5 53.0 49.0 44.0 46.0
Prices 52.5 55.0 58.0 54.0 39.5 37.0 47.5
Backlog Ords 41.0 41.5 44.0 42.5 43.0 44.5 47.0
Exports 47.0 48.0 48.5 47.0 46.5 47.5 53.5
Imports 48.0 47.5 49.5 49.0 50.5 53.5 53.5

FORECAST:
Reuters survey of economists on average expected a median
reading of 51.3 in November versus a October reading of 51.7.

THE SURVEY: The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is
based on data provided monthly by purchasing executives at over
350 industrial companies. It reflects changes in the current
month compared with the previous month. Responses are raw
data.

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