2017 Manufacturing Comp Study Slides 5-31-17 COMBINED MFG Roundtable Final_KY | Page 8

ISM on Manufacturing • PMI ® at 54.8% – New Orders, Production and Employment Growing – Supplier Deliveries Slowing – Inventories Growing • Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April, and the overall economy grew for the 95 th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ® . • As of May 1, 2017