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，衡量零售商和餐館等公司商業狀況的ISM晴雨表降至54.4%，觸及2020年美國經濟停擺以來的最低水平。這是自2020年5月以來的最低讀數，當時該指數為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.
商業活動指數為55.7%，比9月份的59.1%下降了3.4個百分點。
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.
新訂單指數為56.5%，比9月份的60.6%低4.1個百分點。服務業繼續以較慢的速度增長，在過去153個月中，除兩個月外，其餘所有月份都在擴張。
The sector had a pullback in growth for the second consecutive month in October due to decreases in business activity, new orders and employment.
由於商業活動、新訂單和就業的減少，該行業10月份的增長連續第二個月回落。
Source: MarketWatch, ISM
來源：MarketWatch，ISM