The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Monday showing U.S. service sector growth accelerated by more than expected in the month of January.
The ISM said its services PMI climbed to 53.4 in January from a downwardly revised 50.5 in December, with a reading above 50 indicating growth in the sector. Economists had expected the index to rise to 52.0 from the 50.6 originally reported for the previous month.
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