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The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index revealed a modest rebound in private sector business activity growth in May. At 53.9, up from 53.2 in April, the headline index pointed to the strongest upturn in U.S. private sector output since February.
Faster business activity growth was driven by the service sector (‘flash’ index at 54.0 in May), which more than offset the weakest rise in manufacturing production since September 2016 (‘flash’ output index at 53.3).
Latest survey data indicated that new business growth accelerated to its strongest since the start of 2017, which contributed to a rise in backlogs of work for the first time in four months. Additional pressure on operating capacity encouraged greater staff hiring in May, with the rate of job creation edging up to a three-month peak. Measured overall, average cost burdens increased at a robust pace during May.
This was driven by the steepest rise in service sector input prices since June 2015. However, manufacturers indicated that cost inflation eased markedly from April’s two-anda-half year peak. The composite index is based on original survey data from the IHS Markit U.S. Services PMI and the IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing PMI.
