ISM PMI @ 52.9

ISM has eased again and looking at the comments from individual respondents, it sure looks like the West Coast port shutdown is having an impact.  Some notables are highlighted.

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Meanwhile, I wonder how much the port shutdowns had to do with the Machine Tool sales data that failed for the first time almost in forever, to get the seasonal spike in December.

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Gary

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