US economic growth accelerated in July, achieving its fastest pace in 27 months, with the services sector leading the upward trend, while manufacturing output fell for the first time in six months.
According to the preliminary reading in a Standard & Poor's Global survey, the Composite Purchasing Managers' Index rose at 55 points this July, from the previous month's reading of 54.8 points, the highest since April 2022.
The value of the Services Purchasing Manager's Index increased to 56 points during the current month, against expectations for 54.7 points, from June's reading of 55.3 points, hitting the highest peak since March 2022.
Limiting the acceleration in the growth of US economic activity, the value of the Industrial Purchasing Managers’ Index declined in July to 49.5 points from 51.6 points, contrary to forecasts that favored sectorial growth, with the index recording 51.7 points, the lowest since early 2024.
Data released on Wednesday showed a slowdown in the US employment growth rate and a decline in business confidence for the second month in a row, hurt by the soaring political uncertainty ahead of the presidential elections, with input prices across goods and services rising at the highest pace in four months.
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