Manufacturing sector index fell to 50.8 percent in April but still in positive territory

The April PMI registered 50.8 percent, a decrease of 1 percentage point from the March reading of 51.8 percent. 15 of 18 industries reported an increase in production in April (up from 12 in March).

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              THE LAST 12 MONTHS

Month	PMI®		Month	PMI®
Apr 2016	50.8		Oct 2015	49.4
Mar 2016	51.8		Sep 2015	50.0
Feb 2016	49.5		Aug 2015	51.0
Jan 2016	48.2		Jul 2015	51.9
Dec 2015	48.0		Jun 2015	53.1
Nov 2015	48.4		May 2015	53.1
Average for 12 months – 50.4 High – 53.1 Low – 48.0