AI Data Insight
The US Composite PMI recorded 51.7 at the beginning of the second quarter of 2026, a mild rebound from 50.3 at the end of the first quarter. Although the services sector returned to expansion and manufacturing performed steadily, affected by high inflation and the situation in the Middle East, new order demand faces its first contraction in two years. As input costs hit a new high for the year, stagflation concerns are testing US economic momentum.