US Manufacturing PMI falls below 50 as tariff uncertainty dampens demand

Posted on 6 Aug 2025 by James Devonshire
The US manufacturing sector faced its first contraction of the year in July, with the S&P Global US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipping to 49.8, down sharply from 52.9 in June. This marks the first sub-50 reading in seven months, signaling a marginal deterioration in overall operating conditions as demand stalled and tariff concerns…

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