US manufacturing PMI falls to 50.1 in February, says ISM

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The pace of growth in the US manufacturing sector slowed in February, according to the Institute of Supply Management.

The ISM's manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to 50.1 in February, down from 50.9 in January and below market expectations of a more modest fall to 50.5.