Como se combate o populismo? "Com eleições", responde Fukuyama

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10:03am 10/03/05 U.S. SEPT. ISM JOB INDEX 53.1% VS 52.6% IN AUG

10:03am 10/03/05 U.S. SEPT. ISM PRICES 78.0% VS 62.5% IN AUG.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Factory activity in the United States accelerated in September, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.
The ISM index rose to 59.4% in September from 53.6% in August.
The rise was unexpected. The consensus forecast of estimates collected by Marketwatch was for the index to slip to 52.1 %.
Readings above 50 indicate expansion.
New orders rose to 63.8% in September from 56.4% in August.
The employment index rose to 53.1% from 52.6%.
The price index soared to 78.0% from 62.5%.

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10:01am 10/03/05 U.S. SEPT. ISM FACTORY INDEX ABOVE 52.1% CONSENSUS

10:01am 10/03/05 U.S. SEPT. ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX 59.4% VS 53.6% IN AUG.



10:00am 10/03/05 U.S. AUG. PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS UP 0.5%
10:00am 10/03/05 U.S. AUG. PVT. CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS UP 0.4%
10:00am 10/03/05 U.S. AUG. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS UP 0.2%
10:00am 10/03/05 U.S. JULY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REVISED UP 0.3% VS. 0.0%
10:00am 10/03/05 U.S. AUG. CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 0.4% VS. 0.8% EXPECTED

ECONOMIC REPORT: Construction outlays up 0.4%; Nonresidential private building jumps 0.8%
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:00 AM ET Oct. 3, 2005

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.4% in August, the biggest increase in three months, the Commerce Department estimated Monday.

The increase was half the 0.8% expected by Wall Street economists, but an upward revision to July's spending from 0.0% to 0.3% put August's total spending near expectations.

Most categories of spending showed modest gains in August, ahead of the destructive hurricanes. Construction spending is expected to soar in coming months as rebuilding efforts get into full swing.

Construction outlays have increased 6.1% since August 2004. The figures are seasonally adjusted, but are not adjusted for inflation.

Residential construction outlays increased 0.2% in August after no change in July.

Spending by the private sector increased 0.4% in August after climbing 0.1% in July. Public-sector spending increased 0.5% in August after a 0.6% gain in July.

Nonresidential private spending increased 0.8%, the biggest increase since March. Nonresidential private spending plunged during the first part of the recovery, but has now increased 3.7% in the past year.

The largest gains in the private sector in August came in amusement and recreation (up 6%), power (up 2.9%) and manufacturing (up 1.3%). Spending on factories is up 22.1% in the past year. Spending on offices and religious buildings fell slightly in August.

In the public sector, the big gainers in August were highways, water supplies and commercial. Spending on schools, public safety and power declined.

The government cautions that its construction data are subject to large sampling and other statistical errors. It can take two months for a general trend to surface and up to eight months in individual categories.