The S&P Global US Services PMI dropped to 50.9 in April 2024, the lowest level in five months and well below market expectations of 52. The decrease in new business was attributed to high interest rates and prices, which limited demand for services. Employment also saw a significant decline, the largest since mid-2020. Excluding the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing levels in services hit a low not seen since the end of 2009. Service providers mentioned increased staff and shipping costs, although overall cost increases were at their second-lowest in three-and-a-half years. There was also a slowdown in charge inflation. source: S&P Global

Services PMI in the United States decreased to 50.90 points in April from 51.70 points in March of 2024. Services PMI in the United States averaged 53.75 points from 2013 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 70.40 points in May of 2021 and a record low of 26.70 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Services PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Services PMI - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2024.

Services PMI in the United States decreased to 50.90 points in April from 51.70 points in March of 2024. Services PMI in the United States is expected to be 52.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



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United States Services PMI
The S&P Global US Services PMI is compiled by S&P Global from responses to questionnaires sent to a panel of around 400 service sector companies. The sectors covered include consumer (excluding retail), transport, information, communication, finance, insurance, real estate and business services. The index tracks variables such as sales, employment, inventories and prices; and varies between 0 and 100, with a reading above 50 indicating an overall increase compared to the previous month, and below 50 an overall decrease. The headline figure is the Services Business Activity Index, which is a diffusion index calculated from a question that asks for changes in the volume of business activity compared with one month previously. The Services Business Activity Index is comparable to the Manufacturing Output Index.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
50.90 51.70 70.40 26.70 2013 - 2024 points Monthly


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US Services PMI Unexpectedly Falls to 5-Month Low
The S&P Global US Services PMI dropped to 50.9 in April 2024, the lowest level in five months and well below market expectations of 52. The decrease in new business was attributed to high interest rates and prices, which limited demand for services. Employment also saw a significant decline, the largest since mid-2020. Excluding the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing levels in services hit a low not seen since the end of 2009. Service providers mentioned increased staff and shipping costs, although overall cost increases were at their second-lowest in three-and-a-half years. There was also a slowdown in charge inflation.
2024-04-23
US Services Activity Slows: S&P
The S&P Global US Services PMI eased to 51.7 in March of 2024 from 52.3 in the previous month, in line with preliminary estimates. Despite the slowdown, the result marked 13 consecutive months of growth for service providers, extending evidence of robust activity despite the prolonged period of high interest rates by the Federal Reserve. New orders rose at the most moderate pace since November, with firms citing a lack of demand from foreign clients, while domestic sales were supported by successful advertising campaigns. The softer growth in new orders allowed service providers to meet outstanding business in the period, driving backlogs to fall for the eighth month in the last nine. Still, companies continued to expand their staffing levels, marking the 45th consecutive period of job creation. On the price front, higher wages continued to underpin input cost inflation, along with rises in transportation and material costs, and triggering a sharp increase in output charges.
2024-04-03
US Services Sector Looses Momentum
The S&P Global US Services PMI fell to a three-month low of 51.7 in March 2024 from 52.3 in February, slightly below forecasts of 52, and reflecting a loss of momentum in the service sector, according to preliminary estimates. New business growth softened and new business from abroad declined while employment increased. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures went up amid increasing wages business confidence improved also linked confidence to planned marketing activity.
2024-03-21