🇺🇸U.S. Aug. ISM Mfg PMI Unchanged At 52.8

• The U.S. manufacturing sector records the 27th month of expansion, the ISM index records at 52.8 in August, unchanged from June

• Prices paid index dropped the most on the month, the gauge fell 7.5pp to 52.5. Employment bounced back from contraction territory to 54.2, up 4.3pp

• 2/11 ISM indexes for the manufacturing sector are below 50.0 in August, down from 3/11 in July