HispanicBusiness

Dec 2010 48 49 3 +45 72.5

Nov 2010 48 43 9 +39 69.5

Oct 2010 49 44 7 +42 71.0

Sep 2010 45 51 4 +41 70.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Backlog of Orders(c)

ISM's Backlog of Orders Index registered 47 percent in December, which is 1 percentage point higher than the 46 percent reported in November. Of the 84 percent of respondents who reported their backlog of orders, 21 percent reported greater backlogs, 27 percent reported smaller backlogs, and 52 percent reported no change from November.

The six industries reporting increased order backlogs in December ” listed in order ” are: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Primary Metals; Furniture & Related Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Transportation Equipment. The six industries reporting decreases in order backlogs during December ” listed in order ” are: Paper Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Chemical Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Machinery.

Backlog of Orders %Reporting %Greater %Same %Less Net Index

Dec 2010 84 21 52 27 -6 47.0

Nov 2010 89 18 56 26 -8 46.0

Oct 2010 89 23 46 31 -8 46.0

Sep 2010 86 19 55 26 -7 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

New Export Orders(c)

ISM's New Export Orders Index registered 54.5 percent in December, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 57 percent reported in November. This is the 18th consecutive month of growth in the New Export Orders Index.

The eight industries reporting growth in new export orders in December ” listed in order ” are: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Primary Metals; Fabricated Metal Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products. The four manufacturing industries reporting a decrease in export orders during December are: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Paper Products; and Computer & Electronic Products.

New Export Orders %Reporting %Higher %Same %Lower Net Index

Dec 2010 81 21 67 12 +9 54.5

Nov 2010 81 23 68 9 +14 57.0

Oct 2010 82 30 61 9 +21 60.5

Sep 2010 79 19 71 10 +9 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imports(c)

Imports of materials by manufacturers continued to expand in December as the Imports Index registered 50.5 percent, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 53 percent reported in November. This is the 16th consecutive month of growth in imports.