Monday, October 3, 2011

ISM Continues to Highlight Inventory Issues

Although the headline number on ISM was very strong today, the inventory lines still show some cause for concern.  As I pointed out last month, supply managers are reporting increasing inventories and higher levels of customer inventories.  Inventory accumulation tends to be the first sign of a recession because inventory liquidation can be a significant negative contributor to GDP.

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