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ISM Services Index Improves
The U.S. economy’s service sector improved in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
ISM’s monthly services index rose to a 53 reading, from 50.5 in January, ISM said in its monthly report.
Figures of more than 50 indicate expansion, while below that shows contraction. Economists had forecast an increase to a 51 reading, Bloomberg reported.
ISM’s services index measures non-manufacturing components of the economy, and the services sector, which includes transportation, retail sales and financial services, accounts for nearly two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product.
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