Manufacturing Contracting at a Slow Pace (Houston, Texas) – According to Houston area supply chain executives, overall economic activity in Houston expanded in October for the fifth month led by improving expansion in non-manufacturing activities. Manufacturing activities contracted at a very slow pace again this month. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index fell a modest 0.2 […]

Services Lead Expansion (Houston, Texas) – According to Houston area supply chain executives, overall economic activity in Houston expanded in September for the fourth month led by improving expansion in non-manufacturing activities. Manufacturing activities contracted at a very slow pace again this month. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index rose a modest 0.8 points to 53.4 […]

Corona Virus Concerns Moderate (Houston, Texas) – According to Houston area supply chain executives, overall economic activity in Houston expanded in August for the third month in a row led by modest expansion in non-manufacturing activities. Manufacturing activities contracted at a very slow pace during the month. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index rose 4.7 points […]

Concerns Regarding the Corona Virus Continue (Houston, Texas) – According to Houston area supply chain executives, overall economic activity in Houston expanded in July for the second month in a row. Manufacturing activity contracted at a modestly faster pace. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index fell 1.6 points to 47.9 during the month. Two of the […]

(Houston, Texas) – According to Houston area supply chain executives, overall economic activity in Houston expanded in June for the first time in four months. Manufacturing activity continued to contract, although at a much slower pace. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index rose 9.3 points to 49.5 in June. Two of the three underlying indicators that […]