The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index (PMI) fell 2.5 percentage points in March to 52.8, missing the consensus forecast.
| Prior | Consensus | Forecast Range | Actual | |
| ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) | 55.3 | 55.0 | 54.5 — 55.5 | 52.8 |
| New Orders Index | 57.4 | 51.7 | ||
| Production Index | 55.8 | 52.3 | ||
| Employment Index | 57.5 | 52.4 | ||
| Supplier Deliveries Index | 54.2 | 54.6 | ||
| Inventories Index | 51.8 | 52.9 | ||
| Prices Index | 50.0 | 54.3 |
