US Manufacturing Activity Accelerates to 4-Year High

Factory growth has been supported by front-loading amid war-driven price pressures.

A machine operator presses out bread loaf pans at USA Pan in Glenwillard, Pa., on Feb. 4, 2026. Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

U.S. manufacturing activity surged for the fourth consecutive month in June, reaching a four-year high on front-loading orders, new data show.

The S&P Global US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose from 55.1 in May to 55.7 this month, the highest level since May 2022.