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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.
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“Artificial intelligence is already changing how we work, learn, and serve the people of our state, and North Carolina must lead with urgency and care,” said Governor Josh Stein. “This roadmap gives our state a strategy to protect people from harm, prepare our workforce for opportunity, and transform how government serves the public. Together, we can make North Carolina a place where innovation and trust move forward together.”
LendingTree played an active role in helping inform the state’s approach to AI through the service of Sarah Bacha, Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy and Analytics at LendingTree, on Governor Josh Stein’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
The Council, comprised of leaders from industry, academia, government, and the nonprofit sector, was charged with developing recommendations to guide North Carolina’s AI strategy. Bacha’s contributions helped ensure the Council’s work reflected practical, real-world perspectives on innovation, consumer protection, transparency, and responsible deployment of emerging technologies.
“North Carolina’s AI Strategic Roadmap is a model for how states can approach this rapidly evolving technology,” said Bacha. “The recommendations reflect a thoughtful balance between fostering innovation and establishing the guardrails necessary to build public confidence. I was honored to contribute to this effort and proud that LendingTree could bring the perspective of a technology-driven company serving millions of consumers.”
For nearly three decades, LendingTree has been at the forefront of leveraging technology to help consumers make smarter financial decisions. As AI continues to reshape financial services, LendingTree has advocated policies that encourage innovation while preserving consumer choice, protecting privacy, and ensuring emerging technologies are used responsibly.
At the Fintech + Insurtech Generations conference held in Charlotte, N.C. last month, Hala Shakra, Director of AI Strategy at LendingTree, spoke on the value of governance in Artificial intelligence.
“The mindset of governance is to not think of it as slowing AI down. If done well, it can create clarity. This is what teams need to help them move faster and continue to innovate,” Shakra noted.
The final plan outlines a comprehensive framework for advancing artificial intelligence across state government, education, workforce development, economic growth, and consumer-facing industries. It positions North Carolina to compete for future investment and talent while promoting ethical and responsible AI adoption.
About LendingTree, Inc.
LendingTree, Inc. is the parent of LendingTree, LLC and several companies owned by LendingTree, LLC (collectively, “LendingTree”).
LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) is one of the nation’s largest, most experienced online financial platforms, created to give consumers the power to win financially. LendingTree provides customers with access to the best offers on loans, credit cards, insurance and more through its network of over 770 financial partners. Since its founding, LendingTree has helped millions of customers obtain financing, save money, and improve their financial and credit health in their personal journeys. With a portfolio of innovative products and tools and personalized financial recommendations, LendingTree helps customers achieve everyday financial wins.
LendingTree, Inc. is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information, please visit www.lendingtree.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arango, the company pioneering the live Contextual Data Layer for enterprise AI, today announced it has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Multimodel Data Platforms, Q2 2026. According to the report, Arango is “well-suited to organizations seeking a contextual data foundation where multihop graph performance and verifiable reasoning are mission-critical for trusted AI.”
The recognition comes at a time when enterprises are increasingly focused on how to create and operationalize business context for AI. As organizations move beyond experimentation and into production deployments of AI agents, assistants, and applications, many are reevaluating architectures built from separate databases, vector stores, search engines, and integration layers in favor of platforms that simplify how business context is connected, governed, and made available to AI systems.
Arango believes the recognition reflects growing enterprise demand for a unified approach to multimodel data management. According to the evaluation, Arango received the highest possible scores in the criteria of adoption and unified multimodel architecture.
“As organizations move AI initiatives into production, many are discovering that the challenge is no longer simply connecting data. The challenge is creating trusted business context that AI systems can reason over consistently,” said Ravi Marwaha, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product & Technology Officer, Arango. “Enterprises increasingly want a simpler way to build, govern, and operationalize business context across their data landscape. We believe this recognition reflects growing demand for unified platforms that help organizations create a trusted foundation for enterprise AI.”
Why It Matters
At scale, enterprise AI is fundamentally a trusted business context challenge. AI agents, assistants, and applications must understand how customers, products, policies, processes, and operational events relate to one another. Organizations are increasingly looking for ways to create this context once, govern it centrally, and make it available across AI initiatives rather than rebuilding it repeatedly.
Agentic AI systems increasingly require access to multiple forms of data, including relationships, documents, vectors, search results, and operational records. As a result, technology leaders are seeking platforms that can:
Unify graph, vector, document, key-value, and search capabilities within a single architectureReduce the need for multiple databases, synchronization pipelines, and query layersSupport governance, lineage, provenance, and explainability across connected dataScale transactional, analytical, and AI workloads with greater operational controlAccelerate the path from AI prototype to production deployment
Rather than managing separate systems for each workload, organizations are increasingly seeking a simpler foundation for intelligent applications, assistants, and AI agents.
Recognition for a Contextual Data Foundation
In its evaluation, Forrester cited Arango’s native multimodel architecture, which combines unified storage, execution, and schema propagation within a single engine. The report also noted Arango’s integrated AI capabilities, which combine graph, vector, and document data in a single retrieval path with source citations.
Arango believes these capabilities are increasingly important as organizations seek to build AI systems capable of reasoning across connected enterprise data while maintaining transparency, governance, explainablity and trust.
Built on a graph-native multimodel foundation, the Arango Contextual Data Platform unifies graph, vector, document, key-value, and search capabilities into a single distributed engine. The platform enables organizations to create a live Contextual Data Layer, a persistent, governed representation of business context that can be reused across AI systems across the enterprise.
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As enterprises expand AI initiatives across products, workflows, and business functions, data foundations must support more than performance. They must also provide explainability, governance, traceability, and operational scalability.
Arango believes multimodel data platforms play an increasingly important role in enabling organizations to build context once and reuse it across AI systems, helping reduce duplication, improve consistency, and accelerate deployment.
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Get access to the Forrester WaveLearn about the Contextual Data PlatformJoin our upcoming webinar: Contextual Data Layer for Enterprise AI: 6 Requirements for Agentic AI Systems
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Arango is pioneering the live Contextual Data Layer for enterprise AI, helping organizations transform fragmented enterprise data into trusted, reusable business context that enables AI agents, assistants, and applications to reason, decide, and act with greater accuracy, explainability, and trust at scale.
Built on the Arango Contextual Data Platform—a graph-native multimodel data foundation that unifies graph, vector, document, key-value, and full-text search capabilities with ACID guarantees—the live Contextual Data Layer enables organizations to build context once and reuse it across AI initiatives.
The platform includes more than 20 built-in AI services for contextual modeling, retrieval, orchestration, and enterprise AI development. The result is more accurate decisions, greater explainability, end-to-end traceability, faster deployment, and increased trust in enterprise AI outcomes.
Organizations including NVIDIA, HPE, Zscaler, London Stock Exchange Group, Siemens, the U.S. Air Force, NIH, Articul8, and others rely on Arango to power enterprise AI. Learn more at arango.ai.
Company: Arango
Announcement: Named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Multimodel Data Platforms, Q2 2026
Category: Multimodel Data Platforms (MMDPs)
Target Users: Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Data Officers (CDOs) Chief Data & AI Officers (CDAOs), Chief AI Officers, Enterprise Architecture Leaders and Data Management teams
Primary Use Case: Building trusted enterprise AI with a live Contextual Data Layer that connects enterprise data, relationships, governance, and operational context
Key Differentiator: Native multimodel architecture combining graph, vector, document, key-value and full-text search capabilities in a single platform
Platform Snapshot:
Live Contextual Data Layer for enterprise AI20+ built-in AI services, including Arango AutoGraph, Arango AutoRAG and Arango Deep Search
Recognition Highlights: Strong customer adoption, customer success, customer retention, multimodel utilization, unified architecture across graph, vector, document, key-value, and search workloads, and support for multihop graph performance and verifiable reasoning for trusted AI.
Why This Matters: Organizations need trusted business context to deploy AI agents, assistants, and applications reliably, explainably, and at enterprise scale, with the transparency and governance required for trusted AI.
Source: The Forrester Wave™: Multimodel Data Platforms, Q2 2026
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Michael Lubitz, Managing Director and Founder of GTT Group added, “The first quarter saw a highly active patent market, which ultimately highlighted an immediate need for robust countermeasures. Various entities are lowering assertion costs by utilizing AI tools. We are forecasting increased expense burdens related to these matters.”
To obtain a complete copy of the report through a complimentary PTMR subscription please visit www.gttgrp.com/pmtr. GTT Group makes this information available as a courtesy to the community.
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For more than a decade, GTT Group’s Patent Transaction Market Report has provided subscribers with key data on the health of the patent marketplace. Within the PTMR, you will find the industry’s benchmark indexes and in-depth forecasting that are essential in understanding the current market and strategizing for the future. The quarterly report includes a detailed breakdown of the PMI® (Patent Market Index), showcasing the market’s overall health and trends. The report highlights notable transactions, including applicable technical areas and the most active buyers and sellers. The report compares publicly traded licensing companies in aggregate vs. the S&P 500 via the PLI® (Patent Licensing Index). The quarterly report also provides insight regarding recent filing trends in emerging and disruptive technology areas.
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The Patent Market Index (PMI®) tracks patent transaction activity and is reported quarterly in the Patent Transaction Market Report (PTMR). The Patent Licensing Index (PLI®) tracks publicly traded patent licensing companies and is also reported quarterly in the PTMR.
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