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The statistic shows the monthly trend of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in the United States from April 2012 to April 2013. An indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector, the Purchasing Managers' Index is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment. An index value above 50 percent indicates a positive development in the industrial sector, whereas a value below 50 percent indicates a negative situation. In April 2012, the value of the Purchasing Managers' Index in the United States stood at 54.1 percent.