America’s factory rebound is real but fragile amid costs and supply risks
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ISM’s May manufacturing PMI rose to 54, the fifth straight month of expansion, signaling a potential end to the factory slump, but respondents warn the strength may reflect precautionary stockpiling and ongoing cost and supply-chain pressures, leaving the underlying health of U.S. manufacturing unclear.
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