ISM manufacturing index hits 51.5 in April.; Construction spending falls 0.6% in March
May 01, 2015 at 10:00 AM EDT
This is a breaking news story. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters forecast that April's ISM manufacturing PMI Index would hit 52, compared to 51.5 in the previous month. Meanwhile, analysts expected construction spending to gain 0.5 percent in March, compared to a loss of 0.1 percent in February.