2024年3月美国工厂活动意外扩张，结束了16个月的萎缩。 US factory activity unexpectedly expanded in March 2024, ending 16 months of contraction.

2024 年 3 月，美国工厂活动自 2022 年 9 月以来首次意外扩张，供应管理协会 (ISM) 制造业指数上升 2.5 点至 50.3。 In March 2024, US factory activity unexpectedly expanded for the first time since September 2022, with the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing gauge rising 2.5 points to 50.3. 这种增长导致产量反弹和需求强劲，同时投入成本上升。 The growth led to a rebound in production and stronger demand, while input costs climbed. 新订单指标也重回扩张区间，3月份工厂就业人数环比萎缩幅度较小。 The new orders measure also returned to expansion territory, and factory employment shrank less in March compared to the previous month. 该数据表明制造业连续16个月收缩的结束。 This data indicates the end of 16 consecutive months of manufacturing contraction.