The U.S. services sector -- like its sister sector, manufacturing -- continues to confirm an ongoing economic recovery, according to the Institute for Supply Management's services index, which unexpectedly rose 1.7 points in September to 53.2. ISM services index readings above 50 signal an expansion; below 50, a contraction. A Bloomberg survey had expected the index to rise to 52.0 in September... Continue reading U.S. Services Sector Continues to Expand U.S. Services Sector Continues to Expand originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:25:00. Filed Under: Economy Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments