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The Institute for Supply Management ISM: The Institute for Supply Management ISM said its services index rose to 56 from 52.2 in June, easily topping economists' expectations for 53, according to Reuters. The service sector figure surpassed even the high end of forecasts and matched what had been the high for the year reached in February and NEW YORK - The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector accelerated in July, picking up from a three-year low as new orders surged to their highest level in five months, an industry report showed on Monday. The report likely added to views that economic growth will strengthen in the latter half of the year, as last week's ISM manufacturing report showed the sector's growth hit a two-year high in July. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.