After plunging over 30 points in August, the Buffalo Niagara PMI Index jumped up more than 25 points in September to 56.8, returning to expansionary territory. The August reading returns the Buffalo Niagara Index back above the national ISM reading, where it has consistently resided for the last year with the exception of August. Many of the index’s constituents were also up including Production and Employment, while New Orders slipped again, continuing to signal contraction. See the full report here: BuffaloISM_September2015
