Forex News Recap: ISM 48.6 versus 48 exp. Prices Paid 84.5 vs 83.5 exp. Construction -1.1% prior month revised higher

The ISM manufacturing index was unchanged at 48.6 versus last month.

                                    April March
                                    2008  2008
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PMI index                        48.6  48.6
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Prices paid                     84.5  83.5
Production                      49.1  48.7
New orders                     46.5  46.5
Backlog of orders            51.5  47.5
Supplier deliveries           54.0  53.6
Inventories                     48.1  44.9
Customer inventories      45.0  51.0
Employment                   45.4  49.2
New export orders          57.5  56.5
Imports                         48.0  45.0