Published Oct 5, 2026, 4:30 PM ET · Updated a month ago · 1 source

US service sector expansion slows with rising cost pressures in September 2026

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The US service sector expanded at a slower pace in September 2026, with the ISM Services Index dropping to 53.9, while cost pressures grew the most in four years, as indicated by the ISM's measure of prices paid rising to 74, the highest since July 2022, exacerbated by the Iran war's impact on fuel costs.