The August increase is the largest since June 2022.
Prices for final demand goods (minus services) rose 0.1%.
This is the eighth consecutive month of contraction for the manufacturing sector.
Increase reflects upturn in private inventory investment and nonresidential fixed investment.
Building permits were also down from May.
The index for final demand increased by 0.1% for the 12 months ended in June.
The U.S. manufacturing sector shrank again.
Core inflation was 0.1%.
This is the sixth consecutive month of contraction for the index.
Housing starts were down 22.3% from the prior-year period.