Economic Report: Coming up: ISM survey of U.S. factory activity in March

The closely-followed Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing PMI, which tracks the health of the manufacturing sector, is expected to rise to 59 in March from 58.5 in the prior month, according to a survey of economists by the Wall Street Journal.  This would be the 22nd month above the 50 level that marks expansion in the sector. The ISM data will be released at 10 a.m. Eastern.

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