The Markit flash reading of the US manufacturing sectorcam in stronger than expected for the month of Novemner at 53.9.
The Markit purchasing managers index (PMI) was projected to come in at 53.4 by economists, the same number as October.
“November data highlighted a sustained acceleration in production growth across the U.S. manufacturing sector, and the latest upturn was the fastest since early-2015,” said the press release form Markit.
The reading for the month stayed in expansion territory and has been firming as the year has gone on.
The survey is the first to have gathered data following the US presidential election.