Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:39:04 GMT
U.S. services sector accelerates in August
Activity in the main sector of the U.S. economy surged this August, while the Institute for Supply Management benchmark index advanced to 58.6 points from 56 points the month earlier. It is worth saying that the index reached its highest value since December 2005. Analysts, on average, estimated the ISM index to decline to 55 points. The index above 50