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- February 3, 2012 — January Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® — NMI increases 3.8 percentage points to 56.8 percent.
- February 1, 2012 — January Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® — PMI increases 1 percentage point to 54.1 percent.
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- February 3, 2012 — Global Service Sector Growth Hits 11-Month High in January.
- February 3, 2012 — Global Economic Growth Accelerates at Start of 2012.
- February 1, 2012 — Global Manufacturing PMI at 7-Month High in January.
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE
A software program that allows a user to perform a task. The user directly interacts with the application software to achieve the desired result. Examples include word processing, graphics and spreadsheets.