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Oak Ridge National Lab, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM Achieve First-Known Computations of Fusion Materials on a Quantum Computer
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Initial results lay the groundwork for key objective of the United States Genesis Mission
Quantum-centric supercomputing algorithm takes aim at tritium extraction – a bottleneck to abundant energy and a long-standing challenge for classical computers working alone
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), have calculated nine molecular configurations of a promising material to produce fuel for fusion energy – the first-known instance of such computations on quantum computers.
Such calculations, demonstrated in a new paper published on arXiv, are computationally challenging for classical computers to scale when working alone. They are a fundamental step towards optimizing the production and extraction of tritium – an extremely rare material in nature that is necessary to produce fusion energy with most of the proposed machines. Ensuring adequate supplies of tritium has long been a barrier to realizing the promise of clean and abundant energy from fusion power plants, and solving this issue is a key objective of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission.
Quantum computers are well-suited to compute the atomic-level chemistry of a liquid salt that contains fluorine, lithium, and beryllium (FLiBe), one of the leading candidate materials for extracting tritium fuel in fusion reactors. To compute different configurations of clusters of FLiBe, the team used the same quantum-centric supercomputing techniques now being applied to 12,635-atom protein simulations with Cleveland Clinic. These methods can calculate the quantum behavior of electrons in complex materials, complementing and enhancing the capabilities of classical supercomputers and algorithms.
“In order to demonstrate the capabilities catalyzed by the Genesis Mission, we have built a team of leading experts across seven DOE national labs, four universities, three industry partners, and Cleveland Clinic to pursue a multi-pronged discovery cycle aimed at optimizing tritium production in molten salt fusion blanket materials,” said Tom Beck, Section Head for Science Engagement in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL. “Quantum computers, such as those built by IBM and enhanced by AI and exascale computing, are key tools that accelerate the discovery and design cycles needed to produce sufficient tritium to fuel fusion reactors.”
“This work builds on our advances in simulating complex biological systems at scale, including proteins spanning 12,635 atoms and extends those techniques into materials science to explore fusion-relevant systems with greater accuracy and efficiency,” said corresponding author Kenneth Merz, PhD, staff scientist at Cleveland Clinic. “At Cleveland Clinic, we are focused on applying advanced technologies to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate discovery. This collaboration reflects the growing importance of quantum computing, AI, and high-performance computing as tools for scientific inquiry. By bringing these technologies together, researchers can provide solutions to challenging real-world problems with greater speed and precision.”
“Bringing quantum, AI, and classical computing together is essential to tackling our society’s most fundamental scientific challenges – unlocking capabilities which none of these paradigms can access alone,” said Jerry Chow, CTO of Quantum-Centric Supercomputing at IBM. “These results add to mounting evidence that quantum-centric supercomputing is now a practical scientific tool for problems that have long challenged chemists, engineers, and materials scientists. As quantum computers scale, the path ahead is promising.”
The Tritium Challenge at the Heart of Fusion Energy
The exploration aligns with the Genesis Mission’s broader goal to unify high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, and quantum computing with the country’s major scientific instruments across the DOE’s 17 national laboratories to accelerate scientific discovery. As one of the mission’s industry collaborators, IBM is working with its partners to explore how quantum-centric supercomputing – which brings together CPUs, GPUs, and QPUs to solve problems they cannot tackle alone – could help to address critical national challenges, including precisely modeling complex material interactions to help unlock a fuel supply for widespread, fully working fusion power plants.
Optimizing the best recipe for FLiBe – whose composition is dynamically changing under intense neutron radiation, extreme heat, and magnetic fields – is one of the hardest science and engineering challenges today. It requires extensive study of its quantum mechanical properties including energetics, stability, and interaction with tritium to understand how it will perform multiple functions, including that of tritium breeding material at very hot temperatures. Today, such research is only possible through difficult and expensive experimentation, or through classical computing approximation methods that can lack accuracy.
To compute energies of different FLiBe conformations with and without tritium, the team used quantum-centric supercomputing to enable quantum and classical computers to work together – in which the parts of a problem that can be broken down into quantum circuits are solved on a quantum computer. This allowed the team to more precisely determine the electronic structure of the material and how its atoms behave, particularly how strongly they bind tritium at a fundamental molecular level. In turn, the scientists could identify the range of configurations the atoms moved through and extract properties – such as how strongly and through which mechanism each configuration binds tritium – that would otherwise remain hidden.
The Road Ahead
The collaboration is ongoing, aiming to reduce the time it takes for data to transfer between quantum and classical resources and to scale the size of molecular interactions simulated. Eventually, the team hopes the fusion energy ecosystem will be able to use this workflow directly to design and verify their own materials.
This work adds to a growing body of 2026 milestones demonstrating IBM quantum computers as useful scientific tools – including simulating real magnetic materials, creating a never-before-seen half-Möbius molecule, and modeling proteins relevant to biological research that span up to 12,635 atoms.
For more about this research, please read the blog: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/molten-salts-fusion-quantum
About IBM
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.
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Services PMI® at 54%; June 2026 ISM® Services PMI® Report
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Business Activity Index at 55.4%; New Orders Index at 55.1%; Employment Index at 51.2%; Supplier Deliveries Index at 54.4%
TEMPE, Ariz., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in June, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest ISM® Services PMI® Report. The Services PMI® registered 54 percent, the 24th consecutive month in expansion territory.
The report was issued today by Steve Miller, CPSM, CSCP, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Services Business Survey Committee: “In June, the Services PMI® registered 54 percent, a decrease of 0.5 percentage point compared to May’s figure of 54.5 percent. The Business Activity Index remained in expansion territory in June, decreasing 2.3 percentage points to 55.4 percent from May’s reading of 57.7 percent. The New Orders Index registered 55.1 percent, 2.2 percentage points below May’s figure of 57.3 percent. The Employment Index expanded for the first time in four months with a reading of 51.2 percent, a 3.3-percentage point increase from the 47.9 percent recorded in May. All of the four subindexes that make up the composite PMI® were above their 12-month moving averages,” says Miller.
“The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 54.4 percent, 0.8 percentage point lower than the 55.2 percent recorded in May. This is the 19th consecutive month that the index has been in expansion territory, indicating slower supplier delivery performance. (Supplier Deliveries is the only ISM® PMI® Reports index that is inversed; a reading of above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries, which is typical as the economy improves and customer demand increases.)
“The Prices Index decreased to 67.7 percent in June, 3.6 percentage points below May’s figure of 71.3 percent and its first time below 70 percent since February. The index has exceeded 60 percent for 19 straight months, maintaining its 12-month average of 68 percent. Diesel, gasoline, oil and related commodities were once again most frequently mentioned as up in price in June — and cited as down in price from other respondents. This is likely due to different contract terms for these commodities between companies.
“The Inventories Index registered 51.2 percent, down 11.3 percentage points from May’s figure of 62.5 percent. The Inventory Sentiment Index expanded for the 38th consecutive month, registering 52.6 percent, down 2.6 percentage points from May’s figure of 55.2 percent. The Backlog of Orders Index remained in expansion territory for a fifth straight month, increasing 3.6 percentage points to 54.9 percent in June from May’s reading of 51.3 percent. The New Export Orders remained at 50 percent or above for the fifth month in a row, increasing 0.4 percentage point in June, to 50.4 percent. The Imports Index dropped into contraction territory at 49.4 percent in June, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points compared to its May reading of 51.1 percent, and its third consecutive lower reading since reaching 55.2 percent in March.
“Fourteen industries reported growth in June, three less than in May, and the number reporting contraction were four, an increase of three from May. The June Services PMI® reading of 54 percent is 0.9 percentage point above the 12-month average of 53.1 percent. For the sixth straight month, that figure increased, with an uptick of 0.3 percentage point over May’s 12-month average of 52.8 percent.”
Miller continues, “The Prices Index decreased to 67.7 percent, its lowest reading since February 2026 (63 percent). In this month’s report, some respondents reported reduced prices paid for gasoline and diesel, but this was not seen across the board. Petroleum-related products were mentioned again as a commodity up in price, something that we expect to see for several months as higher oil prices work their way through the supply chain, but they should ease off in the fall assuming recent progress in moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz continues. As of late June, West Texas Intermediate crude oil dropped below US$70 per barrel for the first time since February, a more than 30 percent drop from its high in recent months. The Supplier Deliveries Index continued to indicate slower performance; while easing for its second month in a row, it is still above its 12-month average.
“The more than 2-percentage point drops in both the Business Activity and New Orders indexes were partially offset by the 3.3 percentage point increase in the Employment Index. All four subindexes of the Services PMI® are once again in expansion territory and above their 12-month averages. In a welcome sign of reduced growth rate of prices paid, June’s Prices Index reading of 67.7 percent is its lowest in four months and below its 12-month average. There were fewer commodities reported as up in price compared to previous months.
“Despite easing of the Supplier Deliveries Index, there was an increase in commodities listed as ‘in Short Supply,’ increasing from five in May to nine in June. All commodities in short supply in June are commodities necessary for data center construction, while the Utilities and Information industries all continued their more than six-month runs in expansion territory. Memory components, copper, aluminum, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment continued multimonth runs of being listed as up in price.
“Respondents in June commented less frequently about pricing impacts on petroleum products, while tariff impacts continued to be a theme for increased pricing pressure. The Inventories Index dropped to its second-lowest level since October 2025, indicating that the buy-ahead phenomenon from earlier in the year may be over. The Imports Index dropped into contraction territory for the first time in five months, down from a spike to 55.2 percent in March, its highest level in over two years. The Backlog of Orders Index reached its second-highest level in almost four years. These readings, taken with respondent commentary, seem to indicate that supply chains are stabilizing amid sustained business activity, giving confidence to businesses that selective, yet modest, increased employment is warranted. World Cup-related hiring in the U.S. likely contributed to the increase to the Employment Index. Of the 18 services industries, nine of them — representing over 58 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) — reported higher employment levels in June. This represents widespread confidence that hiring is again warranted to support activity levels.”
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
The 14 services industries reporting growth in June — listed in order — are: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Mining; Wholesale Trade; Transportation & Warehousing; Finance & Insurance; Accommodation & Food Services; Retail Trade; Other Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Health Care & Social Assistance; Information; Construction; Utilities; and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing. The four industries reporting a contraction in the month of June are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Educational Services; Management of Companies & Support Services; and Public Administration.
WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING
“We continue to experience higher prices due to the Persian Gulf conflict through rising diesel fuel costs and increased input costs for resin-based packaging. The brunt of the impact will be experienced in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, but we are feeling the impact now. Suppliers are aggressively attempting to pass through price increases.” [Accommodation & Food Services]”Extreme drought in Virginia is creating financial problems for farmers and the agricultural industry. Dramatically reduced spring crops harvest has created significant cost increases in feed expense. The barley grain crop was nearly totally lost due to the early hot weather and spring freeze. High fertilizer cost increases due to the war in Iran and increased freight cost has driven cost for crops above breakeven levels on many farms. Many dairy farmers are struggling with crop shortages, high input cost and below milk price breakeven. The financial stress from higher cost due to the Iran war and drought-related forage losses has resulted in decreased spending in the agricultural sector.” [Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting]”In general, our company (commercial construction) is doing well. Pipeline is healthy for current and future work. Material pricing is higher and lead times on certain components in support of data center piping is elongating.” [Construction]”In addition to the known semiconductor manufacturing issue, now there are concerns regarding memory availability that is materially impacting our OEM’s purchasing patterns, which is affecting availability and driving my company’s purchasing decisions, including how much longer we are sweating our assets, how frequently we refresh, and how we approach maintenance contracts.” [Finance & Insurance]”Despite economic headwinds like persistent inflation, patient volumes and overall business activity remain strong reflected mainly by outstanding revenue performance. Supply chains remain resilient as well; back orders are at a historical low, and few if any critical products are experiencing difficulties. Labor is steady, as we continue to add full-time workers while the forecast remains positive. Given the continuation of the conflict in the Middle East, we are beginning to hear that cost of goods increases are on the horizon but have yet to materialize. Cost increases are in focus for the next quarter.” [Health Care & Social Assistance]”From a strategic supply chain perspective, we are seeing increased complexity in managing total landed cost due to tariffs, import/export constraints and duty recovery mechanisms, requiring more proactive coordination across sourcing, logistics and compliance teams. Recent discussions internally also highlight the impact of tariff programs and duty drawback evaluations on purchasing strategies.” [Mining]”Demand remains strong in infrastructure, environmental, and resilience projects, while procurement faces persistent labor inflation, supplier capacity constraints, and regulatory complexity—particularly in California and other high-cost markets. Labor-driven categories remain elevated despite easing goods inflation. The impact is higher rates, longer lead times, and increased importance of capacity assurance vs. lowest-cost sourcing.” [Professional, Scientific & Technical Services]”Business has been very strong during what is usually a less active time of the year. Pricing is stable, and employment just where we want it to be. Supply chain strong with no challenges.” [Retail Trade]”The utility industry continues to experience extended lead times, supply-chain constraints, material shortages, and pricing volatility. As a result, suppliers are often limiting quotation validity periods, with many RFQs carrying expiration dates as short as 24 hours. These conditions require timely evaluation and procurement decisions to mitigate the risk of price changes and availability issues.” [Utilities]”We are experiencing continued sequential top-line growth driven mostly by increased prices.” [Wholesale Trade]
ISM® SERVICES SURVEY RESULTS AT A GLANCE
COMPARISON OF ISM® SERVICES AND ISM® MANUFACTURING SURVEYS
JUNE 2026
Index
Services PMI®
Manufacturing PMI®
Series Index
Jun
Series Index
May
Percent
Point
Change
Direction
Rate of
Change
Trend*
(Months)
Series
Index
Jun
Series
Index
May
Percent
Point
Change
Services PMI®
54.0
54.5
-0.5
Growing
Slower
24
53.3
54.0
-0.7
Business Activity/
Production
55.4
57.7
-2.3
Growing
Slower
24
52.2
54.3
-2.1
New Orders
55.1
57.3
-2.2
Growing
Slower
13
56.0
56.8
-0.8
Employment
51.2
47.9
+3.3
Growing
From Contracting
1
49.7
48.6
+1.1
Supplier Deliveries
54.4
55.2
-0.8
Slowing
Slower
19
57.4
60.6
-3.2
Inventories
51.2
62.5
-11.3
Growing
Slower
5
51.4
49.9
+1.5
Prices
67.7
71.3
-3.6
Increasing
Slower
109
73.0
82.1
-9.1
Backlog of Orders
54.9
51.3
+3.6
Growing
Faster
5
50.5
52.2
-1.7
New Export Orders
50.4
50.0
+0.4
Growing
From Unchanged
1
48.5
50.6
-2.1
Imports
49.4
51.1
-1.7
Contracting
From Growing
1
52.9
53.0
-0.1
Inventory Sentiment
52.6
55.2
-2.6
Too High
Slower
38
N/A
N/A
N/A
Customers’ Inventories
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
42.3
42.7
-0.4
OVERALL ECONOMY
Growing
Slower
73
Services Sector
Growing
Slower
24
ISM® Services PMI® Report data is seasonally adjusted for the Business Activity, New Orders, Employment and Prices indexes. ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report data is seasonally adjusted for New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories indexes.
*Number of months moving in current direction.
COMMODITIES REPORTED UP/DOWN IN PRICE, AND IN SHORT SUPPLY
Commodities Up in Price
Aluminum (4); Aluminum Products; Beef; Computers and Related Items (2); Conductor Cable; Copper (7); Diesel* (4); Electrical Components; Food Products (2); Fuel* (5); Gasoline* (5); Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Equipment (2); House Wraps; Insurance (2); Labor (11); Labor — Consulting; Labor — Technical; Lumber; Lumber — Plywood; Memory Products (6); Oriented Strand Board (OSB); Petroleum Based Products (2); Plastics; Software — Licensing (5); Software — Maintenance/Support (3); Soybean Oil (2); Steel Products (3); and Transportation (4).
Commodities Down in Price
Diesel*; Fuel*; and Gasoline*.
Commodities in Short Supply
Computers and Related Items (2); Electronic Components (5); Labor; Memory Components (6); Software Licensing; Steel Products; Switchgear; Transformers; and Wire and Cable.
Note: The number of consecutive months the commodity is listed is indicated after each item.
*Indicates both up and down in price.
JUNE 2026 SERVICES INDEX SUMMARIES
Services PMI®
In June, the Services PMI® registered 54 percent, 0.9 percentage point above its 12-month moving average of 53.1 percent. A reading above 50 percent indicates the services sector economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates it is generally contracting.
A Services PMI® above 48.1 percent, over time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy. Therefore, the June Services PMI® indicates the overall economy is expanding for the 73rd straight month. Miller says, “The past relationship between the Services PMI® and the overall economy indicates that the Services PMI® for June (54 percent) corresponds to a 1.9-percentage point increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis.”
SERVICES PMI® HISTORY
Month
Services PMI®
Month
Services PMI®
Jun 2026
54.0
Dec 2025
53.8
May 2026
54.5
Nov 2025
52.4
Apr 2026
53.6
Oct 2025
52.0
Mar 2026
54.0
Sep 2025
50.3
Feb 2026
56.1
Aug 2025
51.9
Jan 2026
53.8
Jul 2025
50.5
Average for 12 months – 53.1
High – 56.1
Low – 50.3
Business Activity
ISM®’s Business Activity Index continued in expansion in June; the reading of 55.4 percent is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 57.7 percent recorded in May. June’s reading is 0.3 percentage point above its 12-month moving average of 55.1 percent. Comments from respondents include: “World Cup activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex” and “Activity has been high for the past couple of years, given many electric industry new initiatives and projects.”
The 13 industries reporting an increase in business activity for the month of June — listed in order — are: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Retail Trade; Finance & Insurance; Transportation & Warehousing; Wholesale Trade; Mining; Other Services; Information; Accommodation & Food Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Utilities; Health Care & Social Assistance; and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing. The four industries reporting a decrease in business activity in the month of June are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Management of Companies & Support Services; Public Administration; and Construction.
Business Activity
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
24.3
61.2
14.5
55.4
May 2026
29.3
57.8
12.9
57.7
Apr 2026
28.7
60.8
10.5
55.9
Mar 2026
22.8
62.6
14.6
53.9
New Orders
ISM®’s New Orders Index remained in expansion territory at 55.1 percent in June, 2.2 percentage points lower than the reading of 57.3 percent in May. The index has expanded for 13 consecutive months. Comments from respondents include: “Slightly higher in the last month with inventory, suppliers and contractors ready for the summer rush and any possible storms that affect the area” and “Volume is unfavorable to budget; other consumer expenses going up may be causing people to defer health-care spending.”
The 12 industries reporting an increase in new orders for the month of June — listed in order — are: Mining; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Transportation & Warehousing; Wholesale Trade; Finance & Insurance; Other Services; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Accommodation & Food Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Information; Utilities; and Retail Trade. The four industries reporting a decrease in new orders in the month of June are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Management of Companies & Support Services; Construction; and Educational Services.
New Orders
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
25.9
57.0
17.1
55.1
May 2026
29.9
55.7
14.4
57.3
Apr 2026
28.9
54.8
16.3
53.5
Mar 2026
32.0
55.4
12.6
60.6
Employment
Employment activity in the services sector returned to expansion; the index registered 51.2 percent in June after three months in contraction. The reading is up 3.3 percentage points from the May figure of 47.9 percent and 2.5 percentage points above its 12-month average of 48.7 percent. Comments from respondents include: “Even though student population is down, we do not lay off staff for the summer — we actually hire counselors and sports camp directors, as we have several camps and youth conferences on campus” and “Summer interns hired.”
The nine industries reporting an increase in employment in June — listed in order — are: Retail Trade; Construction; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Finance & Insurance; Wholesale Trade; Transportation & Warehousing; Health Care & Social Assistance; and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing. The five industries reporting a decrease in employment in June are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Information; Educational Services; Public Administration; and Utilities.
Employment
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
16.0
73.1
10.9
51.2
May 2026
13.5
69.3
17.2
47.9
Apr 2026
10.6
74.9
14.5
48.0
Mar 2026
10.7
70.9
18.4
45.2
Supplier Deliveries
In June, the Supplier Deliveries Index indicated slower performance for the 19th month in a row. The index registered 54.4 percent, down 0.8 percentage point from the 55.2 percent recorded in May. A reading above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries, while a reading below 50 percent indicates faster deliveries. Comments from respondents include: “Omani supplier lead times normalizing, Strait of Hormuz reopened and regional logistics stabilizing” and “Data-center flange (large diameter) lead times are getting much longer as demand outpaces supply.”
The 14 industries reporting slower deliveries in June — in the following order — are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Mining; Wholesale Trade; Health Care & Social Assistance; Other Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Information; Transportation & Warehousing; Management of Companies & Support Services; Construction; Public Administration; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Finance & Insurance; and Educational Services. The two industries reporting a decrease in employment in June are: Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; and Utilities.
Supplier
Deliveries
%Slower
%Same
%Faster
Index
Jun 2026
12.1
84.6
3.3
54.4
May 2026
12.1
86.2
1.7
55.2
Apr 2026
14.7
84.1
1.2
56.8
Mar 2026
13.0
86.4
0.6
56.2
Inventories
The Inventories Index expanded for the fifth month in a row, registering 51.2 percent, an 11.3-percentage point decrease compared to the 62.5 percent reported in May. Of the total respondents in June, 27 percent indicated they do not have inventories or do not measure them. Comments from respondents include: “Incrementally higher due to capacity planned items with suppliers, causing us to have more on hand for future needs” and “Getting ready for annual physical inventories across all sites, so running leaner for counting purposes.”
The six industries reporting an increase in inventories in June — in the following order — are: Mining; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Information; Health Care & Social Assistance; Retail Trade; and Wholesale Trade. The seven industries reporting a decrease in inventories in June — in the following order — are: Other Services; Finance & Insurance; Construction; Educational Services; Management of Companies & Support Services; Public Administration; and Utilities.
Inventories
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
17.0
68.4
14.6
51.2
May 2026
33.3
58.4
8.3
62.5
Apr 2026
21.4
63.4
15.2
53.1
Mar 2026
19.9
69.8
10.3
54.8
Prices
Prices paid by services organizations for materials and services increased in June for the 109th consecutive month. The Prices Index registered 67.7 percent, a decrease of 3.6 percentage points from May’s reading of 71.3 percent, maintaining its 12-month average reading at 68 percent.
Sixteen industries reported an increase in prices paid during the month of June, in the following order: Accommodation & Food Services; Wholesale Trade; Construction; Other Services; Public Administration; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Information; Educational Services; Finance & Insurance; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Mining; Transportation & Warehousing; Health Care & Social Assistance; Utilities; and Management of Companies & Support Services. No industries reported a decrease in prices paid.
Prices
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
40.7
55.5
3.8
67.7
May 2026
50.9
47.3
1.8
71.3
Apr 2026
50.7
48.0
1.3
70.7
Mar 2026
45.7
53.1
1.2
70.7
NOTE: Commodities reported as up in price and down in price are listed in the commodities section of this report.
Backlog of Orders
The ISM® Services Backlog of Orders Index registered 54.9 percent, a 3.6-percentage point increase compared to the 51.3 percent reported in May and its highest level since February (55.9 percent). The index has been in expansion territory for five straight months. Of the total respondents in June, 29 percent indicated they do not measure backlog of orders. Respondent comments include: “Summer travel season has commenced” and “Data center work.”
The eight industries reporting an increase in order backlogs in June — in the following order — are: Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Other Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Finance & Insurance; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Educational Services; Transportation & Warehousing; and Wholesale Trade. The seven industries reporting a decrease in order backlogs in June — in the following order — are: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Mining; Management of Companies & Support Services; Information; Construction; Utilities; and Health Care & Social Assistance.
Backlog of
Orders
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
19.4
70.9
9.7
54.9
May 2026
17.8
66.9
15.3
51.3
Apr 2026
16.5
73.0
10.5
53.0
Mar 2026
16.1
75.0
8.9
53.6
New Export Orders
Orders and requests for services and other non-manufacturing activities to be provided outside of the U.S. by domestically based companies expanded in June. The New Export Orders Index registered 50.4 percent, up 0.4 percentage point compared to the May reading of 50 percent. Of the total respondents in June, 40 percent indicated they do not perform, or do not separately measure, orders for work outside of the U.S. Respondent comments include: “Mainly driven by Latin America and Europe” and “Lower cost products are in higher demand.”
The three industries reporting an increase in new export orders in June are: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Mining; and Professional, Scientific & Technical Services. The five industries reporting a decrease in new export orders in June are: Construction; Health Care & Social Assistance; Finance & Insurance; Utilities; and Accommodation & Food Services. Ten industries reported no change in exports in June.
New Export
Orders
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
10.5
79.7
9.8
50.4
May 2026
10.2
79.6
10.2
50.0
Apr 2026
17.2
69.7
13.1
52.1
Mar 2026
15.5
70.4
14.1
50.7
Imports
The Imports Index dropped into contraction territory in June after four months in expansion, registering 49.4 percent, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 51.1 percent reported in May. Of the total respondents in June, 36 percent reported that they do not use, or do not track the use of, imported materials. Respondent comments include: “Imports were not down in volume terms but became significantly more expensive, especially energy-linked imports, due to the U.S.-Iran war; hoping the cost of imports will decrease in the coming weeks (after the ceasefire)” and “Sourcing more equipment regionally to mitigate costs of tariffs.”
The five industries reporting an increase in imports for the month of June are: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Transportation & Warehousing; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; and Wholesale Trade. The four industries reporting a decrease in imports in June are: Other Services; Educational Services; Management of Companies & Support Services; and Health Care & Social Assistance. Nine industries reported no change in imports in June.
Imports
%Higher
%Same
%Lower
Index
Jun 2026
6.6
85.5
7.9
49.4
May 2026
5.1
91.9
3.0
51.1
Apr 2026
12.4
84.6
3.0
54.7
Mar 2026
16.4
77.6
6.0
55.2
Inventory Sentiment
The ISM® Services Inventory Sentiment Index was in expansion (or “too high”) territory for the 38th consecutive month in June; the reading of 52.6 percent is a decrease of 2.6 percentage points compared to May’s figure of 55.2 percent. This reading indicates that respondents feel their companies’ inventory levels are too high when correlated to business requirements.
The nine industries reporting sentiment that their inventories were too high in June, in order, are: Other Services; Mining; Wholesale Trade; Accommodation & Food Services; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Retail Trade; Construction; Utilities; and Health Care & Social Assistance. The two industries reporting a decrease in inventory sentiment in June are: Finance & Insurance; and Professional, Scientific & Technical Services. Seven industries reported no change in inventory sentiment in June.
Inventory
Sentiment
%Too
High
%About
Right
%Too
Low
Index
Jun 2026
11.8
81.6
6.6
52.6
May 2026
16.0
78.3
5.7
55.2
Apr 2026
15.2
79.8
5.0
55.1
Mar 2026
12.8
82.9
4.3
54.3
About This Report
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS NATIONAL REPORT with the various regional purchasing reports released across the country. The national report’s information reflects the entire U.S., while the regional reports contain primarily regional data from their local vicinities. Also, the information in the regional reports is not used in calculating the results of the national report. The information compiled in this report is for the month of June 2026.
The data presented herein is obtained from a survey of supply executives in the services sector based on information they have collected within their respective organizations. ISM® makes no representation, other than that stated within this release, regarding the individual company data collection procedures. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.
Data and Method of Presentation
The ISM® Services PMI® Report (formerly the Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®) is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Membership of the Services Business Survey Panel (formerly Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee) is diversified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), based on each industry’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP). The Services Business Survey Panel responses are divided into the following NAICS code categories: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Mining; Utilities; Construction; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Transportation & Warehousing; Information; Finance & Insurance; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Management of Companies & Support Services; Educational Services; Health Care & Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Accommodation & Food Services; Public Administration; and Other Services (services such as Equipment & Machinery Repairing; Promoting or Administering Religious Activities; Grantmaking; Advocacy; and Providing Dry-Cleaning & Laundry Services, Personal Care Services, Death Care Services, Pet Care Services, Photofinishing Services, Temporary Parking Services, and Dating Services). The data are weighted based on each industry’s contribution to GDP. According to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) estimates (the average of the fourth quarter 2024 GDP estimate and the GDP estimates for first, second, and third quarter 2025, as released on January 22, 2026), the six largest services sectors are: Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Public Administration; Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services; Health Care & Social Assistance; Information; and Finance & Insurance.
Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (Business Activity, New Orders, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Inventory Change, Inventory Sentiment, Imports, Prices, Employment and Supplier Deliveries), this report shows the percentage reporting each response and the diffusion index. Responses represent raw data and are never changed. Data is seasonally adjusted for Business Activity, New Orders, Prices and Employment. All seasonal adjustment factors are subject annually to relatively minor changes when conditions warrant them. The remaining indexes have not indicated significant seasonality.
The Services PMI® is a composite index based on the diffusion indexes for four of the indicators with equal weights: Business Activity (seasonally adjusted), New Orders (seasonally adjusted), Employment (seasonally adjusted) and Supplier Deliveries. Diffusion indexes have the properties of leading indicators and are convenient summary measures showing the prevailing direction of change and the scope of change. An index reading above 50 percent indicates that the services economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. Supplier Deliveries is an exception. A Supplier Deliveries Index above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries and below 50 percent indicates faster deliveries.
A Services PMI® above 48.1 percent, over time, indicates that the overall economy, or gross domestic product (GDP), is generally expanding; below 48.1 percent, it is generally declining. The distance from 50 percent or 48.1 percent is indicative of the strength of the expansion or decline.
The ISM® Services PMI® Report survey is sent out to Services Business Survey Panel respondents in the first part of each month. Respondents are asked to ONLY report on U.S. operations for the current month. ISM® receives survey responses throughout most of any given month, with the majority of respondents generally waiting until late in the month to submit responses to give the most accurate picture of current business activity. ISM® then compiles the report for release on the third business day of the following month.
The industries reporting growth, as indicated in the ISM® Services PMI® Report, are listed in the order of most growth to least growth. For the industries reporting contraction or decreases, those are listed in the order of the highest level of contraction/decrease to the least level of contraction/decrease.
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Technology
Car Wars and Revvable Partner to Connect Customer Conversations Directly to the Powersports Deal Pipeline
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July 6, 2026By
Car Wars, the leading provider of innovative phone solutions for dealerships, has integrated with Revvable, the CRM built specifically for powersports dealers. The integration connects Car Wars’ call intelligence and conversation tracking directly into Revvable’s pipeline, giving powersports dealerships one connected view from first inquiry to purchase.
DALLAS, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Car Wars, the leading provider of innovative phone solutions for dealerships, has integrated with Revvable, the CRM built specifically for powersports dealers. The integration connects Car Wars’ call intelligence and conversation tracking directly into Revvable’s pipeline, giving powersports dealerships one connected view from first inquiry to purchase.
Car Wars helps dealership teams turn every call into a tracked, actionable part of the sales process. Built on CRISP best practices, Car Wars gives dealerships visibility into what’s driving calls, what’s happening on them, and which ones turn into deals.
Revvable manages the entire deal journey in a single system. “A CRM should tell you the full story, and without call data you’re missing a massive piece of the puzzle,” said Jory Anderson, CEO of Revvable. “Car Wars fills that gap, so dealers see every deal from the first conversation to the close.” With Car Wars now integrated into that pipeline, every call becomes part of the deal record automatically, attached to the right customer and the right opportunity without manual entry or guesswork.
“Powersports dealers move fast, and their tools need to move with them,” said Stephane Ferri, CEO at Car Wars. “This integration means every conversation is captured where the deal actually lives, so reps spend less time on data entry and more time closing.”
By leveraging this integration, dealerships using Revvable can:
Keep every call automatically logged and attached to the right customer and opportunityEliminate manual entry between their call tracking solution and the CRMGive reps a complete activity feed with calls included, alongside credit, inventory, and communication historyHelp managers coach with full context instead of piecing together what happened across systemsMove faster from first inquiry to signed deal with nothing falling through the cracks
This integration is available now, giving powersports dealers on Car Wars and Revvable a single, connected view of every deal.
To learn more about Car Wars, visit https://carwars.com/main/
Media Contact
Megan Pike, Car Wars, 1 7204024023, mpike@callbox.com
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THIRDREALITY Introduces Smart Timer Light TL2, Its First Matter over Wi-Fi Device with 60GHz Presence Sensing
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July 6, 2026By
THIRDREALITY today announced the Smart Timer Light TL2, the company’s first presence-sensing product built on Matter over Wi-Fi.
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Building on THIRDREALITY’s experience in smart lighting and presence sensing, TL2 brings 60GHz mmWave detection into a different type of device—one designed not only to support connected automations, but also to be used directly as a digital clock, countdown timer and adjustable light.
Built-in 60GHz mmWave radar detects both movement and stationary presence, including during quieter activities such as reading, working or resting. This allows supported routines to keep connected devices active while a room remains occupied and turn them off after vacancy has been confirmed.
The lighting system provides soft, evenly distributed RGB and white illumination. In compatible routines, different colors can also serve as visual status indicators for household events or connected device states.
TL2 adds local countdown controls to the clock display. Users can select 5-, 10-, 15- or 60-minute countdowns directly from the device. The display supports both 12-hour and 24-hour formats and automatically rotates when the device is repositioned.
Built on Matter over Wi-Fi, TL2 can be added to supported Matter platforms through a compatible Matter controller. It is also Works with Alexa certified and supports Frustration-Free Setup with Alexa on compatible devices.
Once powered on, TL2 can be automatically discovered and connected in the Alexa app, without requiring users to manually enter a Wi-Fi password or complete a separate pairing process.
Availability
THIRDREALITY Smart Timer Light TL2 is now available online,priced at $49.99 , including Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYS842T9 or https://www.thirdreality.com/products/smart-timer-light-tl2. For more information and products about THIRDREALITY, you can visit the official website: https://www.thirdreality.com/
About THIRDREALITY
Third Reality is a smart home technology company, dedicated to developing high-quality, user-friendly, and secure smart home products. Through continuous innovation and a deep understanding of market needs, the company strives to provide an improved smart home experience for users worldwide.
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