Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday reported its monthly non-manufacturing index for November. A listing of the main ISM non-manufacturing index components follows:
Nov Oct Sept Aug July June May NMI/PMI 37.3 44.4 50.2 50.6 49.5 48.2 51.7 Bus Activity 33.0 44.2 52.1 51.6 49.6 49.9 53.6 New Orders 35.4 44.0 50.8 49.7 47.9 48.6 53.6 Backlog Orders 39.5 44.0 46.5 49.0 52.0 49.0 49.0 New Export Ords 34.5 50.0 50.5 44.5 47.5 52.0 54.0 Inventory Sent 65.0 67.5 62.5 66.0 62.5 60.0 66.5 Imports 40.0 52.0 47.5 46.0 49.0 50.5 48.0 Prices Index 36.6 53.4 70.0 72.9 80.8 84.5 77.0 Employment 31.3 41.5 44.2 45.4 47.1 43.8 48.7 Supplier Delivs 49.5 48.0 53.5 55.5 53.5 50.5 51.0 FORECAST: Reuters' survey of economists expected a median reading of 42.0 in November versus an October reading of 44.4. THE SURVEY: ISM compiles its diffusion index by surveying more than 370 purchasing executives in more than 62 different service industries once a month. The responses reflect the change in the current month compared to the previous month. The non-manufacturing ISM report is seasonally adjusted except for the business activity, new orders, imports, and employment. The ISM non-manufacturing survey was launched in July 1997. FULL TEXT: The text of the Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Survey can be found on the Internet at the following address: www.ism.ws
