ISM
  • Prior was 52.8
  • Employment 53.9 vs 52.3 prior
  • New orders 52.2 vs 51.3 prior
  • Prices paid 62.6 vs 60.4 prior
  • Business activity 54.4 vs 54.5 prior
  • Supplier deliveries vs 53.0 prior
  • Inventories vs 47.5 prior
  • Backlog of orders vs 44.8 prior
  • New export orders vs 52.0 prior
  • Imports vs 49.8 prior
  • Inventory sentiment vs 53.5 prior

This is a pleasant surprise and runs against the recent trend of soft survey data.

Source: Forex Live