ISM Service Index Drops to Lowest Level Since U.S. Lockdown in 2020
ISM Service Index Drops to Lowest Level Since U.S. Lockdown in 2020
An ISM barometer of U.S. business conditions at companies such as retailers and restaurants fell to 54.4% in October and touched the lowest level since the U.S. economic lockdowns in 2020. This is the lowest reading since May 2020, when the index registered 45.2 percent.
10月份，衡量零售商和餐馆等公司商业状况的ISM晴雨表降至54.4%，触及2020年美国经济停摆以来的最低水平。这是自2020年5月以来的最低读数，当时该指数为45.2%。
The Business Activity Index registered 55.7 percent, a decrease of 3.4 percentage points compared to the reading of 59.1 percent in September.
商业活动指数为55.7%，比9月份的59.1%下降了3.4个百分点。
The New Orders Index figure of 56.5 percent is 4.1 percentage points lower than the September reading of 60.6 percent. Growth continues at a slower rate for the services sector, which has expanded for all but two of the last 153 months.
新订单指数为56.5%，比9月份的60.6%低4.1个百分点。服务业继续以较慢的速度增长，在过去153个月中，除两个月外，其余所有月份都在扩张。
The sector had a pullback in growth for the second consecutive month in October due to decreases in business activity, new orders and employment.
由于商业活动、新订单和就业的减少，该行业10月份的增长连续第二个月回落。
Source: MarketWatch, ISM
来源：MarketWatch，ISM