ISM - Media Release: U.S. Department of Commerce Determines First Seasonal Factors for NAPM Non-Manufacturing Report On Business® (con't)

U.S. Department of Commerce Determines First Seasonal Factors for NAPM Non-Manufacturing Report On Business® (con't)

FOR RELEASE: January 17, 2001

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The National Association of Purchasing Management is a not-for-profit association that provides national and international leadership in purchasing and supply management research and education. The association exists to educate, develop, and advance the purchasing and supply management profession. NAPM provides members and nonmembers alike with opportunities to expand their professional knowledge and skills. NAPM is comprised of 180 affiliates with more than 46,000 members throughout the United States.

2001 Seasonal Adjustment Factors for Selected NAPM Non-Manufacturing Indexes

(Prepared by G. McKittrick, Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce, 202/482-2343)

	Business Activity	New Orders	Employment	Imports
January 2001	0.948	0.951	0.956	0.910
February 2001	0.996	1.004	0.954	0.993
March 2001	1.053	1.035	1.023	1.070
April 2001	1.083	1.079	1.028	1.025
May 2001	1.051	1.060	1.020	1.030
June 2001	1.056	1.055	1.053	1.029
July 2001	0.971	0.947	1.055	1.033
August 2001	1.010	1.002	0.991	0.994
September 2001	1.025	1.024	0.963	1.027
October 2001	0.986	0.989	0.988	0.993
November 2001	0.956	0.962	1.004	0.964
December 2001	0.867	0.894	0.965	0.933

Non-Manufacturing Seasonally Adjusted Indexes 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000

	Business Activity		New Orders		Employment		Imports
	Unadjusted	Seasonally Adjusted	Unadjusted	Seasonally Adjusted	Unadjusted	Seasonally Adjusted	Unadjusted	Seasonally Adjusted
July 1997	57.5	59.2	55.5	58.6	57.0	54.0	57.5	55.7
August 1997	62.5	61.9	60.5	60.4	53.5	54.0	48.0	48.3
September 1997	60.5	59.0	60.5	59.1	51.5	53.5	49.5	48.2
October 1997	62.0	62.9	59.5	60.2	50.5	51.1	50.0	50.4
November 1997	59.5	62.2	59.5	61.9	56.5	56.3	49.0	50.8
December 1997	51.5	59.4	53.0	59.3	53.5	55.4	49.5	53.1

January 1998	57.0	60.1	53.5	56.3	53.0	55.4	46.5	51.1
February 1998	58.5	58.7	59.0	58.8	52.0	54.5	52.0	52.4
March 1998	59.5	56.5	57.5	55.6	55.0	53.8	53.0	49.5
April 1998	63.0	58.2	61.5	57.0	53.0	51.6	53.0	51.7
May 1998	64.0	60.9	63.5	59.9	54.0	52.9	54.0	52.4
June 1998	61.5	58.2	59.0	55.9	54.5	51.8	56.0	54.4
July 1998	57.5	59.2	55.0	58.1	55.0	52.1	52.5	50.8
August 1998	52.0	51.5	55.5	55.4	52.0	52.5	55.0	55.3
September 1998	59.0	57.6	57.0	55.7	52.0	54.0	54.5	53.1
October 1998	53.5	54.3	53.5	54.1	52.5	53.1	48.0	48.3
November 1998	53.0	55.4	52.5	54.6	52.5	52.3	49.5	51.3
December 1998	49.5	57.1	48.5	54.3	49.5	51.3	48.0	51.4

January 1999	54.0	57.0	53.5	56.3	49.5	51.8	48.0	52.7
February 1999	57.0	57.2	56.5	56.3	49.5	51.9	51.5	51.9
March 1999	62.5	59.4	60.5	58.5	52.0	50.8	58.5	54.7
April 1999	64.0	59.1	62.5	57.9	53.5	52.0	53.5	52.2
May 1999	60.0	57.1	59.5	56.1	54.0	52.9	55.5	53.9
June 1999	61.0	57.8	63.5	60.2	57.5	54.6	53.0	51.5
July 1999	59.5	61.3	55.0	58.1	56.5	53.6	57.5	55.7
August 1999	59.5	58.9	59.5	59.4	52.0	52.5	52.5	52.8
September 1999	61.0	59.5	61.0	59.6	50.0	51.9	58.5	57.0
October 1999	60.0	60.9	60.5	61.2	51.0	51.6	54.5	54.9
November 1999	55.5	58.1	55.5	57.7	50.5	50.3	52.5	54.5
December 1999	55.5	64.0	56.0	62.6	51.5	53.4	49.0	52.5

January 2000	52.5	55.4	56.5	59.4	50.5	52.8	50.0	54.9
February 2000	58.0	58.2	59.0	58.8	50.0	52.4	50.0	50.4
March 2000	64.0	60.8	64.0	61.8	56.0	54.7	58.0	54.2
April 2000	65.0	60.0	65.0	60.2	56.0	54.5	55.5	54.1
May 2000	61.5	58.5	63.5	59.9	54.5	53.4	56.0	54.4
June 2000	64.0	60.6	63.5	60.2	56.5	53.7	53.0	51.5
July 2000	55.5	57.2	57.0	60.2	53.5	50.7	54.5	52.8
August 2000	60.0	59.4	59.5	59.4	54.0	54.5	54.5	54.8
September 2000	62.0	60.5	61.0	59.6	52.0	54.0	49.0	47.7
October 2000	58.0	58.8	57.5	58.1	53.5	54.1	57.5	57.9
November 2000	58.5	61.2	56.5	58.7	54.5	54.3	53.5	55.5
December 2000	53.0	61.1	51.0	57.0	51.0	52.8	51.5	55.2