In this Report:

- Part I – Manufacturing Subsectors include automotive, packaging, heavy equipment and aerospace.

- Market Overview

- Major Transactions

- Disruptive Factors

- Outlook

- Part II – Industrials Subsectors include coatings, specialty materials, plastics, chemicals, adhesives and polymers.

- Market Overview

- Major Transactions

- Disruptive Factors

- Outlook

- Excerpt from Market Overview:

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April for 15 of the 18 manufacturing industries covered in the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business - including Plastics & Rubber Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products. Only 10 industries reported growth in March, indicating a broader distribution of growth in April among the 18 industries.