The delivery performance of suppliers to manufacturing organizations was slower in July, reversing a one-month contraction.
ISM's Supplier Deliveries Index registered 52% in July, a 2.3 percentage point increase when compared with June's reading of 49.7%. A reading above 50% indicates slower deliveries.
Seven verticals reported slower supplier deliveries in July, including textile mills; wood products; computer & electronic products; food, beverage & tobacco products; machinery; and transportation equipment.
| Supplier Deliveries | %Slower | %Same | %Faster | Index |
| July 2007 | 7 | 91 | 2 | 52.0 |
| June 2007 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 49.7 |
| May 2007 | 5 | 93 | 2 | 50.3 |
| April 2007 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 50.2 |
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