April Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; PMI at 60.4%; New Orders, Production and Employment Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slower; Inventories Contracting

(b) The Backlog of Orders, Prices, Customers’ Inventories, Imports and New Export Orders Indexes do not meet the accepted criteria for seasonal adjustments.

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Average commitment lead time for Capital Expenditures decreased 9 days to 107 days. Average lead time for Production Materials increased 5 days to 50 days. Average lead time for Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies decreased 1 day to 22 days.

Percent Reporting

                           
Capital Expenditures

Hand-to-
Mouth

30
Days

60
Days

90
Days

6
Months

1
Year+

Average
Days

 
Apr 2010 32 5 10 17 26 10 107
Mar 2010 26 9 13 14 25 13 116
Feb 2010 27 6 13 15 26 13 118
Jan 2010 28 8 12 11 28 13 118
Production Materials    

Hand-to-
Mouth

   

30
Days

   

60
Days

   

90
Days

   

6
Months

   

1
Year+

   

Average
Days

 
Apr 2010 20 48 18 8 3 3 50
Mar 2010 26 40 20 10 2 2 45
Feb 2010 22 42 21 8 5 2 50
Jan 2010 24 36 23 10 4 3 53
MRO Supplies    

Hand-to-
Mouth

   

30
Days

   

60
Days

   

90
Days

   

6
Months

   

1
Year+

   

Average
Days

 
Apr 2010 50 38 8 4 0 0 22
Mar 2010 49 39 8 4 0 0 23
Feb 2010 48 36 13 3 0 0 24
Jan 2010 54 34 8 4 0 0 21

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