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10:03am 07/06/05 U.S. JUNE ISM SERVICES EXPORTS INDEX 50% VS. 62%

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The services side of the U.S. economy continued to grow robustly in June, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.
The ISM's nonmanufacturing index rose to 62.2% in June from 58.5% in May.
Economists expected the index to slip to 58.4%.
The new orders index slipped to 59.5% in June from 59.7% in May.
The employment index rose to 57.4% from 53.4% in May.
The prices paid index rose to 59.9% in June from 57.9% in May.
The export index plunged to 50% from 62%.
Readings over 50% indicate expansion.

10:02am 07/06/05 U.S. JUNE ISM SERVICES NEW ORDERS 59.5 VS. 59.7
10:01am 07/06/05 U.S. JUNE ISM SERVICES 62.2% VS. 58.4% EXPECTED

10:00am 07/06/05 U.S. CHALLENGER JOB CUTS UP 14% YEAR-TO-DATE
10:00am 07/06/05 U.S. CORPORATE JOB REDUCTIONS AT 17-MONTH HIGH
10:00am 07/06/05 U.S. JUNE JOB CUTS UP 35% TO 110,996: CHALLENGER


ECONOMIC REPORT: Layoffs surge to 17-month high; So far in 2005, U.S. corporate job cuts are up 14%
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:02 AM ET July 6, 2005

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. auto and retail sectors slashed tens of thousands of jobs in June, bringing the number of planned job cuts to 110,996, the highest in 17 months, according to outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.

Corporate announcements of job reductions increased 35% from May's 82,282, and were up 73% from June 2004's 64,343, Challenger said Wednesday. Cuts are up 92% since April.

So far in 2005, planned job reductions are up 14% year-to-date to 538,274.

The automotive sector announced 45,378 job cuts in June, while the retail sector axed 24,065.

The Challenger survey is not seasonally adjusted. Typically, job cuts slow in the summer months.

"The fact that job cuts are rising in the summer is not even the most surprising trend," said John Challenger, CEO of the firm. "The surprise is that we are seeing a growing number of mass job cuts."

The Challenger report does not track most of the jobs lost in the economy each month. The announced cuts can take place immediately or over the course of several months. They can be accomplished through layoffs or through voluntary terminations, such as quitting or retiring.

According to the most recent Labor Department data, there were 4.6 million separations from jobs in April, including 1.6 million layoffs, up about 250,000 from a year earlier. At the same time, 4.5 million workers were hired, flat from a year earlier.