Prior 54.0Last month was highest reading since May 2022New orders 56.0 vs 56.8 priorProduction 52.2 vs 54.3 priorEmployment 49.7 vs 48.6 priorPrices paid 73.0 vs 78.0 estimate and 82.1 priorNew export orders 48.5 vs 50.6 prior imports 52.9 versus 53.0 prior.Inventories 42.3 versus 42.7 prior.Supply deliveries 57.4 versus 60.6 priorThe average over the last 12 months 50.7 with a high of 54.0 reached in May and a low of 47.9 from December 2025 This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.