#Input Costs

Manufacturing PMI Holds at 54.5, But Input Costs Jump 6.8 Points

Ninth straight month of expansion masks rising raw-material prices and diesel-driven transport costs that will hit carrier rates and shipper budgets.

Manufacturing Input Costs Hit Four-Year High at 84.6

ISM prices-paid gauge climbed for the fourth straight month, the highest reading since May 2022, as manufacturers face sustained cost pressure that flows…